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

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

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.

The definition of black irony is Pro-lifers killing Doctors who do abortions

What if the greatest love story ever told was the wrong one?

When you learn about the teaching and the practice of another tradition, you always have a chance to understand your own teaching and practice.

I love watching little Paul Scholes, he's so in control of what he's doing and is always so accurate and pinpoint with his passing - it's just beautiful to watch.

God is down in front. He is in the tomorrows. It is tomorrow that fills men with dread. God is there already. All the tomorrows of our life have to pass Him before they can get to us.

How silently the heart pivots on its hinge.

The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to...failure.

Researchers have found that identical twins who have been separated for long periods of time actually invest in a similar manner. Biology really does affect how we spend money.

Let me be very honest and just say that if any airline would let me take the violin and the laptop on board I would fly that airline all the time.