We pretend to be a free society, and we pretend to be an adult society, but if you look at the facts, our news is just as contrived, and controlled as Pravda!
FRANK ZAPPAMusic is always a commentary on society.
More Frank Zappa Quotes
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There is no such thing as a dirty word. Nor is there a word so powerful, that it’s going to send the listener to the lake of fire upon hearing it.
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The difference between religions and cults is determined by how much real estate is owned.
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The computer can’t tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical design, but what’s missing is the eyebrows.
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Censoring what you say is one of the ways in which people who are not nice can take away your personal freedom.
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Stupidity has a certain charm – ignorance does not.
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A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open.
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The richest people in the world aren’t particularly smart or happy. And the happiest people in the world aren’t particularly smart or rich. That leaves me making music. But we can’t talk about that.
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One and one is eleven.
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If you pick up a guitar and it says, ‘take me, I’m yours,’ then that’s the one for you.
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One size does not fit all.
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You are what you is, you is what you am, you ain’t what you’re not. So see what you got?
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There are only two things to remember. Number one: Don’t Stop, and number two: Keep going!
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Don’t mind your make-up, you’d better make your mind up.
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Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.
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If your children ever find out how lame you really are, they’ll murder you in your sleep.
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