There's something about taking a plow and breaking new ground. It gives you energy.
People think love is an emotion. Love is good sense.
You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.
You've got to get out and pray to the sky to appreciate the sunshine; otherwise you're just a lizard standing there with the sun shining on you.
The trouble with super heroes is what to do between phone booths.
You can't really be strong until you see a funny side to things.
Loved. You can't use it in the past tense. Death does not stop that love at all.
I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismograph.
It's time to move on to the next step in the psychedelic revolution. We've reached a certain point, but we're not moving any more.
The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy.
The Grateful Dead are our religion. This is a religion that doesn't pay homage to the God that all the other religions pay homage to.
People don't want other people to get high, because if you get high, you might see the falsity of the fabric of the society we live in.
Tricker the Squirrel is the best piece I ever wrote. It's intricate.
The Republican consciousness has no integrity and it falls apart once you check it out. If you're a Christian, why would you want to fry this dude?
To hell with facts! We need stories!
If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land?
I've been to too many Dead concerts. There've been smokin' holes where my memory used to be.
Listen, wait, and be patient. Every shaman knows you have to deal with the fire that's in your audience's eye.
Me and Norman Mailer have talked about how hard it is in America to get better. Especially at writing.
I used to think we were going to win in the '60s. Nixon went out and I thought we won.
