Racism is a destructive and artificially-manufactured element in the collective human psyche designed to fragment the natural desire of human beings to know and love one another

Longing for something that you once had is a mistake because the pictures in your mind are never the same as whatever it is you are longing for.

Art is a kind of mining," he said. "The artist a variety of prospector searching for the sparkling silver of meaning in the earth.

Get drunk, Austin, have a love affair. It would be a tragedy to die and discover that you hadn't completely used up your body.

Art is a kind of mining, " he said. "The artist a variety of prospector searching for the sparkling silver of meaning in the earth.

I don't know what I mean, but I know I believe it.

There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.

The way to find out about our place in the universe is by examining the universe and by examining ourselves - without preconceptions, with as unbiased a mind as we can muster.

No one can defeat us unless we first defeat ourselves.

Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.

First, make yourself a reputation for being a creative genius. Second, surround yourself with partners who are better than you are. Third, leave them to go get on with it.

The more I read, to me the more incredible everything is. Based on what I've read, there are all these other dimensional planes and spaces, mathematically proven.

Federalism isn’t about states’ rights. It’s about dividing power to better protect individual liberty.

In real life, strategy is actually very straightforward. You pick a general direction and implement like hell.

I know people whose entire lives are ruined by fame. If you make yourself exclusive, people want to break that down, but if you go about doing your shopping, no one bugs you.

Someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so that someone else can have more.