Ahmet Zappa Quotes
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I think I am very hands-on mother. I am very strict, and my daughter keeps telling me, 'You are too hard on me,' and I keep telling her, 'I have to be hard because if I am not hard, you will not learn the lessons that I want you to learn.' I think it is really important to be that way.
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The Christian fear of the pagan outlook has damaged the whole consciousness of man.
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They want to let the audience figure things out and let the reaction shot get the laugh.
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I was never one to sit down and write a plan for my future.
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Nobody deserves your tears, but whoever deserves them will not make you cry.
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We are not opposed to public transportation. We are opposed to wasteful boondoggles.
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Your barber always knows everything that goes on in the town, doesn't he?
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All I ever wanted to do is to write stories that people will enjoy and feel at home with.
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I compose music for films, and by the grace of God, I've got a few awards. That's it.
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What is Oracle? A bunch of people. And all of our products were just ideas in the heads of those people - ideas that people typed into a computer, tested, and that turned out to be the best idea for a database or for a programming language.
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The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.
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The Swiss can be very difficult.
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Doing comedy is one of the best gifts in life.
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Most of the Michelle Bachmanns and Mitt Romneys who say such terrible things about us actually is a positive force, because it allows sensible people to realize how stupid and vile their beliefs are.
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I don't want to be liked. I want to be respected.
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In recent years, the government has lost more than five million fingerprints from government employees. They have lost hundreds of millions of credit numbers from financial institutions. This problem is happening more and more and more. And the only way we can protect ourselves is to make phones more and more secure.
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With four perfectionists in the band, we have a hard time reaching perfection.
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I felt like the world of baseball in 1919 was much closer to what A-ball would be now - guys riding buses, there's no training staff, and there's a lot of paranoia.
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I have a new hobby and it's pretty much logging.
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I would say my sex drive is weaker than most. However, my lens has a permanent erection.
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I'm super careful with my skin and make sure to protect it. I always sit under an umbrella. And I'm a sunblock bully. If you're on the beach with me, I will spray you down with SPF 50-plus.
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I had to grow up a little fast.
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I collect things that just look retarded.
