Music has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam.

We want to have a spontaneous adventure. You can't plan an adventure, or it ceases to be one.

Set the gearshift for the high gear of your soul. You've got to run like an antelope, out of control.

Ideally the point of music is community, not the player. Musicians are simply channels to link the audience to the music and to each other.

It's like you're surfing... The same wave that can be a source of pain can be a beautiful flowing grace and source of power. It's all a matter of how you respond to it.

If there's one thing I discovered since I came back from hiatus, it's that you can't go backwards.

I'm not trying to pull the rug out from under anybody, but the music really does tell you where to go.

Creativity is the antidote to destruction.

What happens if you start drawing squares? Well, I'd say the answer to that is, don't get famous for drawing circles.

My life was a complete catatrophe. I was very, very sick from drugs and alcohol.

Jerry Garcia was a great American master and the Grateful Dead are not just a genuine piece of musical history, but also an important part of American history.

My love is like a magical dancing spirit. It is mighty but affable

You can always return to seek God.

Balance: a dance with how and when.

Thou shalt not unfollow someone, merely because they stopped following you.

A scientist is only a human being, a particle in the whole universe. How can the observations and logic of a particle measure the life and size of a phenomenon that is limitless?

Come to think of it, just about every tool was shaped like either a weenie or a pistol, depending on your point of view.

Caffeine restricts blood flow to the brain.

Poetry must be simple, sensuous, or impassioned.

I'll bet you the time ain't far off when a woman won't know any more than a man.

Nobody counts the number of ads you run; they just remember the impression you make.