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A drug is neither moral nor immoral - it's a chemical compound. The compound itself is not a menace to society until a human being treats it as if consumption bestowed a temporary license to act like an asshole.
Frank Zappa
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Frank Zappa
Age: 52 †
Born: 1940
Born: December 21
Died: 1993
Died: December 4
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Just because somebody hears something you say, or reads something that you write, doesn't mean you've reached them. With reading comprehension being what it is in the U. S., you can safely toss that one out the window. If you want to judge by the listening habits of people who buy records, the first thing they do is put it on and talk over it.
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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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I think that if you use the so-called strong words you'll get your point across faster and you can save a lot of beating around the bush. Why are people afraid of words? Sometimes the dumbest thing that gets said makes the point for you.
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Information doesn't kill you.
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Journalism is kind of scary and of it we should be wary.
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In your dreams you can see yourself as a prophet saving the world.
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No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in clothing style. Rock is to dress up to.
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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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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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