We are experiencing a real confusion here in the United States, you know. Why is it OK to drink, but it’s not OK to take drugs?
JERRY GARCIAThere’s a need for a ritual and for real joy and real bliss. Real fun.
More Jerry Garcia Quotes
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Truth is something you stumble into when you think you’re going someplace else.
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Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.
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The bigger issue, was the whole takeover of the food industry by big corporations.
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Music goes way back before language does. And music is like the key to a whole spiritual existence which this society doesn’t even talk about. We know it’s there.
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For me, the lame part of the Sixties was the political part, the social part. The real part was the spiritual part.
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It turned out to be tremendously lucky. It’s just repellent enough to filter curious onlookers and just quirky enough that parents don’t like it.
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The satisfaction of producing a work of art is the thing of getting off on it on some level.
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If something doesn’t work, it becomes obvious immediately. This just isn’t going to work.
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You listen to a politician making a speech, and it is like hearing nothing. Whereas, music is unmistakably music.
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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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Run faster, jump higher, reach farther, and you’ll always win!
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What we’re thinking about is a peaceful planet. We’re not thinking about anything else.
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If you assume you haven’t learned anything yet, there’s no reason your playing can’t stay dynamic all your life.
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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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Playing in a group, I’m tending to think more about the music and less about the guitar. That’s just me getting older. I’m not interested in being a virtuoso guitar player or anything like that.
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