Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, musician, and film director. In a career spanning more than 30
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“If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.”
Frank Zappa
“Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not”
“The only difference between a cult and a religion is the amount of real estate they own”
“Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid”
“The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical design, but what's missing is the eyebrows.”
“I believe that people have a right to decide their own destiny; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only as long as) individual citizens give it a "temporary license to exist" - in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy you own the government - it doesn't own you. Along with this comes a responsibility to ensure that individual actions, in the pursuit of a personal destiny, do not threaten the well-being of others while the "pursuit" is in progress.”
“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.”
“Anything, Any time, Anywhere - for no Reason at All.”
“Those Jesus freaks, well they're friendly but, the shit they believe has got their minds all shut”
“There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.”