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Man is the only animal that knows he's going to die, so we invent a heaven to keep from going crazy. Most people are hypnotized by organized religion from childhood.

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Grace Slick
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: October 30
Composer
Musician
Painter
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Highland Park
Illinois
Grace Barnett Slick
Grace Barnett Wing
Grace Wing Slick
Grace Victoria Barnett Wing
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Being in a rock n' roll band was like being in a Sherman tank. Nothing got to you. You were surrounded and protected by men.
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I left rock and roll professionally at about 49. That's too long as far as I'm concerned. Some people can do it it depends on what you were.
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There is an attitude that we should be able to have everything. No, you shouldn't be able to have anything. I'd like a helicopter, but I can't afford a helicopter, so I don't buy one. People are buying stuff they can't afford on credit. I bought my Ford hybrid with cash.
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