People may need something to celebrate. They need a context in which to celebrate things. They need something that fills the void that’s left by the bankruptcy of religion and so forth.
JERRY GARCIAIf the thunder don’t get ya then the lightning will.
More Jerry Garcia Quotes
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You can’t repeat things because each time is different. The universe has changed. Everything has changed.
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You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only one who does what you do.
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I mean, whatever kills you kills you, and your death is authentic no matter how you die.
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Nothing left to do but smile.
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Music is more objective, I think, than a lot of art is, but a surprising amount of it is cultural.
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Blah, blah, blah. What’s a crime? What’s criminality? What can you do, what can’t you do, and so forth. All these things are really confusing. A lot of it is really contradictory; it doesn’t really make sense.
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The implications, to me, are immense. I mean, how far can it go?
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Nobody stopped thinking about those psychedelic experiences. Once you’ve been to some of those places, you think, ‘How can I get back there again but make it a little easier on myself?’
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I think The Grateful Dead kind of represents the spirit of being able to go out and have an adventure in America at large.
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It’s a joke. Greed and the desire to take drugs are two separate things.
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I have always had this basic biological question in terms of evolution, if the drive to evolution is to like survive.
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A simple life, a good life. And think about moving the whole human race ahead a step, or a few steps.
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Too much of a good thing is just about right
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I mean, just because you’re a musician doesn’t mean all your ideas are about music.
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We’re not thinking about any kind of power. We’re not thinking about any kind of struggles. We’re not thinking about revolution or war or any of that. That’s not what we want.
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