I think The Grateful Dead kind of represents the spirit of being able to go out and have an adventure in America at large.

We're like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice.

You ain't gonna learn what you don't wanna know.

Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.

Truth is something you stumble into when you think you're going someplace else.

You don't want to be the best at what you do, you want to be the only one.

Nothing left to do but smile.

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.

Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.

If you're able to enjoy something, to devote your life to it or a reasonable amount of time and energy, it will work out for you.

All I know is, if you listen to society, you'll never get anywhere!

Why must this be so mortifying? Oh, that's right. Because its my life.

The idea is in my head to put it down is nothing.

I would love to be a fly on the wall watching other directors and actors to see what their process is like.

The goal is to keep the dialogue open. There are issues in the USA that a lot of people feel strongly about. The goal is just to fix those issues. To make progress on those issues.

When work seems like a job, I don't do it anymore.

Shame is the dying embers of virtue.

I draw a weekly comic strip called Life in Hell, which is syndicated in about 250 newspapers. That's what I did before The Simpsons, and what I plan to do for the rest of my life.

I don't think my style of play is what has prevented me from winning major championships. I think that execution has been more of a factor.

Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity, but with it you can accomplish miracles.

Use humility to make the enemy haughty. Tire them by flight. Cause division among them. When they are unprepared, attack and make your move when they do not expect it.