The Haight is just a place; the '60s was a spirit.
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I used to think we were going to win in the '60s. Nixon went out and I thought we won.Ken Kesey
There are going to be times when we cant wait for somebody. Now, youre either on the bus or off the bus. If youre on the bus, and you get left behind, then youll find it again. If youre off the bus in the first placethen it wont make a damn.
Ken Kesey
The answer is never the answer. What's really interesting is the mystery. If you seek the mystery instead of the answer, you'll always be seeking. I've never seen anybody really find the answer -- they think they have, so they stop thinking. But the job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer.
Ken Kesey
Leary can get a part of my mind that's kind of rusted shut grinding again, just by being around him and talking.
Ken Kesey
It's time to move on to the next step in the psychedelic revolution. We've reached a certain point, but we're not moving any more.
Ken Kesey
Listen, wait, and be patient. Every shaman knows you have to deal with the fire that's in your audience's eye.
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