Ripple

composed & written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter

If my words did glow
With the gold of sunshine
And my tunes were played
On the harp unstrung
Would you hear my voice
Come through the music
Would you hold it near
As it were your own?

It's a hand me down
The thoughts are broken
Perhaps they're better
Left unsung
I don't know
Don't really care
Let there be songs
To fill the air

Ripple in still water
When there is no pebble tossed
Nor wind to blow

Reach out your hand
If your cup be empty
If your cup is full
May it be again
Let it be known
There is a fountain
That was not made
By the hands of men

And there's a road
No simple highway
Between the dawn
And the dark of night
If you go
No one may follow
That path is for
Your steps alone

Ripple in still water
When there is no pebble tossed
Nor wind to blow

You who choose
To lead must follow
But if you fall
You fall all alone
If you should stand
Who's to guide you?
If I knew the way
I would take you home

Destiny

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.
William Jennings Bryan

Violence

“The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles”
Mahatma Gandhi

On Reasoning

“When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say.”
Abraham Lincoln

Courage

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities...because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
Winston Churchill

Think

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.
George S. Patton

Politicians

He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Crisis

When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.
John F. Kennedy

Aging

Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young.
Theodore Roosevelt

Opportunity

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Thomas A. Edison

Experience

If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires.
Abigail Van Buren