Bill Kreutzmann Quotes

When bands got really big and sold a lot of records back in the day and did really well on the road, everyone developed a certain ego. And there's a certain entitlement that comes with that. And it stops people from communicating the way you used to communicate when you were in a band together and it was all for one, one for all.

Look, not everybody plays well with each other on the playground. I get that, that's politics.

A family is too frail a vessel to contain the risks of all the warring impulses expressed when such a group meets on common ground.

Popstars really draws you in. It's fascinating. It's interesting to watch people thrown together in that kind of a situation. Even if the egos weren't involved and they weren't trying to be world famous. It's the Real World, only better.

It's impossible for everybody to be in sync, even the most proper family.

Bad things happen when people work together. Everything goes out of control.

There are times families don't see eye to eye.

We don't always win when we are united, but we always lose when we are divided.

The problem with Danity Kane is everybody wanted to play everybody's role, and when you're in a group like that, that can't survive.

One night I came home. I figured, let my wife come on. I'll play it cool. Let her make the first move. She went to Florida.

The falcon cannot hear the falconer

Since the majority of me Rejects the majority of you, Debating ends forthwith, and we Divide.'' Philip Larkin

Pride is the great enemy of unity

I tried his cell over and over but he never answered. Then I’d call just to hear his voice on the outgoing message, until eventually that was gone too.

I really never felt any tremendous aggravation or separation.

Polarization affects families and groups of friends. Its a paralyzing situation. A civil war of opinion.

Unfortunately, all gatherings convened for the betterment of the human lot show a tendency to gas themselves, and not with laughing-gas either.

Collaboration sometimes causes conflict, and sometimes it's easy, but the bringing together of great minds only adds.

it seemed to me that I had never met another person on earth as discouraging to my happiness as my father. and it appeared that I had the same effect upon him.

The saddest thing was actually getting fed up with one another. It's like growing up in a family. When you get to a certain age, you want to go off and get your own girl and your own car, split up a bit.

Parents just don't understand.

We went our several ways," said Lady Dedlock, "and had little in common even before we agreed to differ. It is to be regretted, I suppose, but it could not be helped.

Pick a dysfunction and it's a family problem.

I think the boarding schools are like miniature versions of "Lord of the Flies."