Frank Zappa Quotes
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For me, it's always been very essential to work on projects that one can work on almost for their entire life.
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You can follow your favorite company or organization. You can also mix that in with your family and your social network and talk about all these interests in real time. That's the value, not the brand 'Twitter.' Twitter just provides the venue for it.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment. When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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There's a hardening of the culture. Reality TV has lowered the standards of entertainment. You're left wondering about the legitimacy of relationships. It's probably harder to entertain the same people with a more classic form of writing, and romantic comedies are a classic genre.
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A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
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I'd like to, when it's all said and done, say that I have at least a few stories that I feel proud of.
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'Coexist' was tough to make.
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I am not going to say much about the film 'Maidentrip,' but I won't be representing it, as I am not fully standing behind it.
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I always hope to be a better person tomorrow than today.
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I'm obsessed with Radiohead. They're just the greatest band on the planet.
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I don't need fame any more. People are less interested in me in terms of celebrity. I'm happy to see a new generation being the media focus. I'm happy my day is done. It's over.
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I went through a lot of phases and studied many religions. I am not into religion, I am spiritual.
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Energy has become a national security issue and as technology continues to improve, there will be more debates like the one on Keystone.
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There were only ever two black kids at my school. I never considered myself to be 'a black kid'. I was who I was. Which isn't to say things haven't happened to me that wouldn't have happened if I wasn't black.
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I don't want to spend my whole life watching the sun go down behind the left field bleachers.
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When I get drafty cold air in my ears, I would get an earache and get sick. I had to make sure I hustled and stayed well for my shows that I played.
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I moved in with a roommate who told me, 'Stay with me until you can afford rent. Don't give up.' People who supported me were like, 'If you don't have money for food, I'll cook you dinner. You don't have money for acting class? Let's get together and read lines.'
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Socialism is nothing more nor less than the social, political and ideological system which breaks the fetters upon economic growth created under capitalism and opens the way to a new period of economic and social expansion on a much larger scale.
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I don't do much research on the Internet.
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I do not write about nice people. I am not nice people. Neither is anyone I have ever cared deeply about.
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The wonderful thing about television is the immediate impact of pictures of current events.
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Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff.
