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Drugs will turn you into your parents. (Frank Zappa)
There is no such thing as a dirty word. Nor is there a word so powerful, that it's going to send the listener to the lake of fire upon hearing it. View quote
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A true Zen saying: "Nothing is what I want. View quote
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The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical design, but what's missing is the eyebrows. View quote
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Anything Anytime Anyplace For No Reason At All (or AAAFNRAA) View quote
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I wrote a song about dental floss but did anyone's teeth get cleaner? View quote
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Music is always a commentary on society. View quote
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One size does not fit all. View quote
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So many books, so little time. View quote
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No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in clothing style. Rock is to dress up to. View quote
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Hey, let's get serious... God knows what he's doin' He wrote this book here And the book says: 'He made us all to be just like Him', So... If we're dumb... Then God is dumb... (And maybe even a little ugly on the side) (Frank Zappa)
Organized religions by their very natures are misleading. View quote
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Anyone who is disturbed by the idea of newts in a nightclub is potentially dangerous. View quote
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Everything on this planet has something to do with music. Music functions in the realm of sculptured air. View quote
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People are just waiting around to get certified. View quote
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The lifestyle that I have is probably neither desirable nor useful to most people. View quote
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I think that people are entitled to be amused, and entertained. If they see deviations from this classical norm, it's probably good for their mental health. View quote
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The price of meat has just gone up and your old lady has just gone down. View quote
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It's better to have something to remember than anything to regret. View quote
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A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open. View quote
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Just because somebody hears something you say, or reads something that you write, doesn't mean you've reached them. (Frank Zappa)
Government is the Entertainment division of the military-industrial complex. View quote
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Gail has said in interviews that one of the things that makes our relationship work is the fact that we hardly ever get to talk to each other. View quote
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I think the music of the Fifties is really good. I suspect it's much better musically than much of what's available now. Not in terms of production, but in terms of content. One good believable song about some guy's girlfriend and how they broke up - a sincere one - is better than twenty albums of English rock that's ever been produced. View quote
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The things that were happening in 1955 were cosmic ... in terms of music history. View quote
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