Frank Zappa Quotes
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The essence of Christianity is told to us in the Garden of Eden history. The fruit that was forbidden was on the Tree of Knowledge. The subtext is, All the suffering you have is because you wanted to find out what was going on. You could be in the Garden of Eden if you had just kept your fucking mouth shut and hadn't asked any questions.
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Just because somebody hears something you say, or reads something that you write, doesn’t mean you’ve reached them. With reading comprehension being what it is in the U. S., you can safely toss that one out the window. If you want to judge by the listening habits of people who buy records, the first thing they do is put it on and talk over it.
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After all, he wrote this book here, and in the book it 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.
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Every socialistic type of government… produces bad art, produces social inertia, produces really unhappy people, and it's more repressive than any other kind of government.
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Without deviation progress is not possible.
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Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff.
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Why should I smile when I'm sitting here with you?
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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.
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Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
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Let's not be too rough on our own ignorance; it's what makes America great!
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Everybody believes in something and everybody, by virtue of the fact that they believe in something, uses that something to support their own existence.
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The U.S. is a mere pup tent of a civilization. We’ve got two hundred years of stupidity behind us and we think we’re right up there with everyone else who’s been doing it for thousands of years.
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I think that if a person doesn't feel cynical then they're out of phase with the 20th century. Being cynical is the only way to deal with modern civilization - you can't just swallow it whole.
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Beauty is a pair of shoes that makes you wanna die.
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Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read.
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I searched for years I found no love. I'm sure that love will never be a product of plasticity.
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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.
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Tell you what - Kiss my ass! How do you like that…?
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If your children ever find out how lame you really are, they’ll murder you in your sleep.