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

Quote by Ken Kesey

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People think love is an emotion. Love is good sense.

People think love is an emotion. Love is good sense.

Take what you can use and let the rest go by

Take what you can use and let the rest go by

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

The frontiers we broke into in the '60s are still largely unexplored.

The frontiers we broke into in the '60s are still largely unexplored.

There's a lot of people who don't understand the circle crops in England. Pure enigma.

There's a lot of people who don't understand the circle crops in England. Pure enigma.

I used to think we were going to win in the '60s. Nixon went out...

I used to think we were going to win in the '60s. Nixon went out...

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

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

The fundamentalists have taken the fun out of the mental.

The fundamentalists have taken the fun out of the mental.

The Republican consciousness has no integrity and it falls apart once you check it out....

The Republican consciousness has no integrity and it falls apart once you check it out....

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...

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...

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

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

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...

When you're around the whole Dead scene, they're there as a tribal thing; they're there...

When you're around the whole Dead scene, they're there as a tribal thing; they're there...

To hell with facts! We need stories!

To hell with facts! We need stories!

Tricker the Squirrel is the best piece I ever wrote. It's intricate.

Tricker the Squirrel is the best piece I ever wrote. It's intricate.