Frank Zappa Quotes
A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians.
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The options are war versus peace, and I am delighted that, so far, it appears that peaceful negotiation has won the day.
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In every truth, the beneficiaries of a system cannot be expected to destroy it.
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Nothing happens, and nothing happens, and then everything happens.
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It's Microsoft versus mankind, with Microsoft having only a slight lead.
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I'm moved by people who see the world differently than others. People who see the world with a longing for its poetry often can be broken people.
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I just butcher a book. Everything I underline I assume is important to me.
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Natural gas is better distributed than any other fuel in the United States. It's down every street and up every alley. There's a pipeline.
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I am happy to donate funds to various organizations that help people in need.
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I really trust Susan Stroman. I really think she knows what she's doing. I really trust Andrew Lippa and John August. I think they have proven themselves over and over again and know what to do, and they have the big picture in mind.
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The important thing is to be there, score when needed. It's better if the goals are beautiful, better still if they are important.
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To me, success is choice and opportunity.
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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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Prestige is the shadow of money and power.
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Everything starts as somebody's daydream.
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The culinary tradition in my family is very strong. My mother, a very wise woman, spent the better part of her life in a kitchen. It's a very strong part of her identity. I grew up there next to the fire.
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Don't ever try and be like anybody else and don't be afraid to take risks.
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I like chords that are very lush with all the lush parts taken out.
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Do I love the road? Honestly? No - but it's how I earn my living. I also don't have the blues, like it's some kind of fever. The blues is my job. It's what I do.
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I'm not actually sure I'm grown-up enough for grown-up books.
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These masters of the universe must be tamed in the interests of the ordinary families whose jobs and livelihoods are being put at risk... The Tories won't say anything about the current crisis as they are completely in the pockets of the hedge funds.
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Warner Bros. never really got behind the solo work. They always kind of drew a blank. I think they always were thinking, 'Well, this is nice, but let's get back to what's really important.'
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You have to remember that goodbyes are temporary because no one ever really leaves and nothing lasts forever. People are always with us, because they are in our hearts and in our memory. The only thing we can depend on is change... Life is just a series of moments -- a string of pearls that make up the necklace of your life and so every once in a while, to complete the circle, you need to end a chapter.
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We've got a guy on the team who was 8 years old when I first got into the league.
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A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians.
