"Civilization is the art of creating useless needs."

“We do not see what is “real,” we see what we are.”

“There is so much to groak; So little to groak from.”

“I tell you the truth, any object you have in your mind, however good, will be a barrier between you and the inmost Truth.”

“... once we played at the Fillmore opposite The Cream. Eric Clapton was there and he played his ***** off that night ... backstage Michael Bloomfield introduced me to Eric, and Eric was so nice. He came up to me, put his arms around me and said "Barry, it's such a pleasure to meet you" ... I couldn't figure it out... then Michael told me that he had told Eric I had cancer and two months to live...”

“What constitutes a good manager in this field? He must be knowledgeable in the art with which he is concerned, an impresario, labor negotiator, diplomat, educator, publicity and public relations expert, politician, skilled businessman, a social sophisticate, a servant of the community, a tireless leader - becomingly humble before authority - a teacher, a tyrant, and a continuing student of the arts.”

“I think that man is conditioned to violence.”

“Some kinds of government regulation of private consensual homosexual behavior may face substantial constitutional challenge.”

“There's a lot of people I've encouraged and helped to get into the House of Commons. Looking at them now, I'm not so sure it was a wise thing to do.”