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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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Frank Zappa
Age: 52 †
Born: 1940
Born: December 21
Died: 1993
Died: December 4
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The whole foundation of Christianity is based on the idea that intellectualism is the work of the Devil. Remember the apple on the tree? Okay, it was the Tree of Knowledge. You eat this apple, you're going to be as smart as God. We can't have that.
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Did you ever consider that LSD was really one of the most dangerous drugs ever manufactured because the people who took it turned into yuppies?
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I'm more interested in melodic things. I think the biggest challenge when you go to play a solo is trying to invent a melody on the spot.
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When God created Republicans, he gave up on everything else.
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Classical musicians go to the conservatories, rock´n roll musicians go to the garages.
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I think it's really tragic when people get serious about stuff. It's such an absurdity to take anything really seriously ... I make an honest attempt not to take anything seriously: I worked that attitude out about the time I was eighteen, I mean, what does it all mean when you get right down to it, what's the story here? Being alive is so weird.
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I never have no trouble with my rubber girl.
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The whiskers sticking up from underneath his pancake makeup, and yet he was a beautiful lady.
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If classical music is the state of the art, then the arts are in a sad state.
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I think the music of the Fifties is really good. I suspect it's much better musically than much of what's available now. Not in terms of production, but in terms of content.
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Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.
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In your dreams you can see yourself as a prophet saving the world.
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Is this something new, having people stomp on you? Is it what I need to do for your pleasure?
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Everything on this planet has something to do with music. Music functions in the realm of sculptured air.
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The devil, he's about this big. He had a red suit on and a widow's peak, and then a pointed tail, and like a sulfur reek. Yes, it was him alright, I swear.
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What something is depends more on when it is than anything else.
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The crux of the biscuit is: If it entertains you, fine. Enjoy it. If it doesn't, then blow it out your ass. I do it to amuse myself. If I like it, I release it. If somebody else likes it, that's a bonus.
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I detest 'love lyrics.' I think one of the causes of bad mental health in the United States is that people have been raised on 'love lyrics.
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A true Zen saying: Nothing is what I want.
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Don't mind your make-up, you'd better make your mind up.
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