Dweezil Zappa Quotes
If there's some work to be done that seems like it will be fun, I'll do it. I don't take anything seriously at all.
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Our music doesn't make many compromises, but we take it into a venue that's larger than people expect.
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I now can be sure that, once I start writing a book, I'll be able to finish it. I've also become more assured about my 'voice' as a writer and being able to keep the characters true to themselves.
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In the CIA, they recruit you to be an officer, an ops officer, in part due to how well you cope with stress and how well you adapt to new situations.
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I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.
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This little hobbit saves the world. The wizard kills the dragon and saves the town. So many people connect to that character; it doesn't matter if it's an elf or a hobbit or a dwarf. It doesn't matter. They're human in their heart and soul.
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My life and my work are very interlocked. That's partly why I like to keep my private life private.
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There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
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While teaching, I also worked undercover in the lower courts by saying I was a young law teacher wanting experience in criminal law. The judges were happy to assist me but what I learned was how corrupt the lower courts were. Judges were accepting money right in the courtroom.
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The lack of a consistent policy from major economies is the main source of volatility.
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I think of all the guys that strap a gun on their backs and head to Afghanistan and Iraq to keep us free and safe and maintain what America has stood for.
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My childhood was limited to mostly gospel music. We didn't have, like, a lot of records in our house, you know. It was like my grandparents who raised me. They were pretty old-fashioned in their religious ways, so it was like church, church, church, school, school, school.
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I think there's a fear of difference in American cinema.
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I think everybody knows my sound because I'm me, you know? But, on your fourth album, I think you've definitely gotta show growth because I definitely don't plan on being one of those cats that fade off. It's always about growing with me; I grew up over the years.
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Since my illness, I've felt the presence of my angels.
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I like to have fun, but I also try to make time for my son.
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I'm a romantic, but I'm not a romantic in the traditional sense. I like to romanticize what happens to me. Whatever happens to me - you could quantify it as good or bad - I romanticize it. I think along the lines of 'When that thing happened, it made me who I am.' That kind of thing. It's a different way of being romantic.
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You need to love your life; you have to appreciate yourself.
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The progression of emancipation of any class usually, if not always, takes place through the efforts of individuals of that class.
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Painting pictures didn't make me a lot of money. I have to eat.
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I have the most beautiful daughter in the world and I'm grateful for her.
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I can never tell ahead of time which book will give me trouble - some balk every step of the way, others seem to write themselves - but certainly the mechanics of writing, finding the time and the psychic space, are easier now that my children are grown.
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When it comes to finances, immigrants are far savvier than native-born Americans. They keep their expenses low. They save their money.
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If there's some work to be done that seems like it will be fun, I'll do it. I don't take anything seriously at all.
