Frank Zappa Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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The little I know I owe to my ignorance.
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Remixes are so much fun. For me, it's like this great release of energy. I like producing stuff for myself, but I also enjoy making music that wouldn't really suit my own vibe.
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I don't believe in God personally but I have great respect for those people who do and different people have different religious views in this country.
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In bitter almond oil, like in a great number of other substances that previously had been counted among the 'aromatic compounds' on behalf of their strong smell, a derivative of benzene is present. The special properties of benzene and its derivatives are caused by the typical arrangement of their carbon atoms.
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The key is working with great directors. A film is so many different people and all their talents, but particularly the directors, because of the idiosyncrasies of that person.
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I'd say working on television is much, much tougher than films. But television has a great connect with a live audience, which is a refreshing change for us actors.
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Only two countries in this hemisphere are not democratic, but many countries in both Central and South America, and in the Caribbean, are really fragile democracies.
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We have the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. 'America, land of liberty and freedom?' You know, that's baloney. More than 2 million Americans are behind bars now. Communist China has four times the population and they have 1.5 million people behind bars.
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What America needs is not just another politician or more promises. What America needs is a revival.
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Lately I've been feeling like 50 percent of the great content I read comes from Twitter conversations.
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America's present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration.
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I can talk a lot and not reveal anything; I would make a great politician.
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My dad is Irish. I spent my childhood going back and forth between Ireland and America.
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I have often thought with wonder of the great goodness of God; and my soul has rejoiced in the contemplation of His great magnificence and mercy. May He be blessed for ever! For I see clearly that He has not omitted to reward me, even in this life, for every one of my good desires.
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'The Last Ship,' which is a beautifully written piece, is about a love triangle and young men working in a shipyard. Audiences may prefer to see a show that allows them to forget about their worries for an evening.
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One of the great defects of English books printed in the last century is the want of an index.
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My blood runs cold when I hear the 'great news' that we have found a marker for the Down's syndrome gene, which means we can identify it more easily. Why is that good news? It's only good news if you're going to terminate.
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But I was, and still am, an avid reader and so when I first started I chose to photograph many of the great writers in this country to try and earn a living.
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To strip our past of glory is no great loss, but to deny it honor is devastating.
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I suppose if you isolate yourself to such an extent, you more or less must expect a series of emergencies.
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The old woman was the kind who would not cut down a large old tree because it was a large old tree.
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I've said many times that there only two things to write about: love and death. And when you have children, you remember that the world is full of sharp corners and dangerous things, and suddenly you have these small, soft creatures, which you love in almost painful way.
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There is no better day than today to do the things you've been putting off. Take action; it's the only way to change your life!
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Let's not be too rough on our own ignorance; it's what makes America great!
