I think that America is in danger of losing its adventurous spirit in the cause of some kind of illusion of safety, or substitute of law and order there.
JERRY GARCIAIf the thunder don’t get ya then the lightning will.
More Jerry Garcia Quotes
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It’s pretty clear now that what looked like it might have been some kind of counterculture is, in reality, just the plain old chaos of undifferentiated weirdness.
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How many Beethovens are there that just for lack of the training, the world doesn’t get exposed to.
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If you go into a complete, like a cyberspace model of some type, in which… you know the discussion about the mind and the interaction between the mind and the universe as a holographic phenomenon.
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What’s been great about the human race gives you a sense of how great you might get, how far you can reach.
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To get really high is to forget yourself. And to forget yourself is to see everything else. And to see everything else is to become an understanding molecule in evolution, a conscious tool of the universe.
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Done time in the lock-up, done time on the streets. Done time on the upswing, and time in defeat.
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There’s a need for a ritual and for real joy and real bliss. Real fun.
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Hunter can write a melody and stuff like that, but his forte is lyrics. He can write a serviceable melody to hang his lyrics on, and sometimes he comes up with something really nice.
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We would all like to be able to live an uncluttered life, a simple life, a good life.
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I like all the kinds of music I’ve been into. I’m certainly not a purist in that I will only play country licks in a country song or blues licks in blues stuff.
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If the thunder don’t get ya then the lightning will.
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If something doesn’t work, it becomes obvious immediately. This just isn’t going to work.
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Right now, America is under the gun. It’s being tested and is being co-opted in a big way.
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Cats on the bandstand, give them each a big hand, anyone who sweats like that must be all right.
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Sometimes the lights all shining on me, other times I can barely see. Lately it occurs to me what a long strange trip it’s been.
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