The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy.

Quote by Ken Kesey

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You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by...

You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by...

The '60s aren't over; they won't be over until the Fat Lady gets high.

The '60s aren't over; they won't be over until the Fat Lady gets high.

When Shakespeare was writing, he wasn't writing for stuff to lie on the page; it...

When Shakespeare was writing, he wasn't writing for stuff to lie on the page; it...

Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing.

Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing.

You can't really be strong until you see a funny side to things.

You can't really be strong until you see a funny side to things.

It's time to move on to the next step in the psychedelic revolution. We've reached...

It's time to move on to the next step in the psychedelic revolution. We've reached...

I was raised a Christian and was a stone-faced acid head.

I was raised a Christian and was a stone-faced acid head.

Listen, wait, and be patient. Every shaman knows you have to deal with the fire...

Listen, wait, and be patient. Every shaman knows you have to deal with the fire...

To hell with facts! We need stories!

To hell with facts! We need stories!

People don't want other people to get high, because if you get high, you might...

People don't want other people to get high, because if you get high, you might...

The Haight is just a place; the '60s was a spirit.

The Haight is just a place; the '60s was a spirit.

If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land?

If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land?

Loved. You can't use it in the past tense. Death does not stop that love...

Loved. You can't use it in the past tense. Death does not stop that love...

We thought that by this time that there would be LSD given in classes in...

We thought that by this time that there would be LSD given in classes in...

If grass were legalized, it would help our drug problem enormously.

If grass were legalized, it would help our drug problem enormously.

Allen Ginsberg is a tremendous warrior as time goes by. He's a warrior first and...

Allen Ginsberg is a tremendous warrior as time goes by. He's a warrior first and...

I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismograph.

I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismograph.

You've got to get out and pray to the sky to appreciate the sunshine; otherwise...

You've got to get out and pray to the sky to appreciate the sunshine; otherwise...

There's something about taking a plow and breaking new ground. It gives you energy.

There's something about taking a plow and breaking new ground. It gives you energy.

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.