All the old history was written for the amusement of the ruling classes. The lower classes couldn't read, and their rulers didn't care about remembering what happened to them. Frank Zappa More Quotes by Frank Zappa More Quotes From Frank Zappa The last election just laid the foundation of the next 500 years of Dark Ages. Frank Zappa atheism dark years I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Politics Is the Entertainment Branch of Industry. C-SPAN's coverage of governmental proceedings is wonderful. Caution! Buffoons on the Hill! Wallowing in blabber and spew, regiments of ex-lawyers and used-car salesmen attempt to distract us from the naughty little surprises served up by deregulated corporate America. Frank Zappa naughty car america In every language, the first word after "Mama!" that every kid learns to say is "Mine!" A system that doesn't allow ownership, that doesn't allow you to say "Mine!" when you grow up, has - to put in mildly - a fatal design flaw. Frank Zappa growing-up kids firsts Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid. Frank Zappa bills music time It's better to have something to remember than anything to regret. Frank Zappa regret remember As long as you're just smart enough to do a job and just dumb enough to swallow what they feed you, you're gonna be alright. But if you go beyond that then you're gonna have these grave doubts that give you stomach problems, headachesmake you want to go out and do something else. So, I believe that schools mechanically and very specifically try and breed out any hint of creative thought in the kids that are coming out. Frank Zappa smart jobs believe Music is the only religion that delivers the goods. Frank Zappa goods music-is You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. Frank Zappa football funny country There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life. Frank Zappa stupid education witty The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced. Frank Zappa sarcasm sarcastic funny 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 Zappa adults facts looks Interviewer: 'So Frank, you have long hair. Does that make you a woman?' Frank Zappa: 'You have a wooden leg. Does that make you a table? Frank Zappa doe hair long It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia. Eventually within the next quarter of a century, the nostalgia cycles will be so close together that people will not be able to take a step without being nostalgic for the one they just took. At that point, everything stops. Death by Nostalgia. Frank Zappa ice fire two A wise man once said, never discuss philosophy or politics in a disco environment. Frank Zappa wise men philosophy There's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over. Frank Zappa bending-down differences atheist I'm not black, but there's a whole lot of times I wish I could say I'm not white. Frank Zappa racism race white Modern Americans behave as if intelligence were some sort of hideous deformity. Frank Zappa deformity behave modern The most important thing in art is The Frame. For painting: literally; for other arts: figuratively - because without this humble appliance, you can't know where The Art stops and The Real World begins. Frank Zappa real humble art As far as rearing children goes, the basic idea I try to keep in mind is that a child is a person. Just because they happen to be a little shorter than you doesn't mean they are dumber than you. Frank Zappa mean children ideas lf you’re going to deal with reality, you’re going to have to make one big discovery: Reality is something that belongs to you as an individual. If you wanna grow up, which most people don’t, the thing to do is take responsibility for your own reality and deal with it on your own terms. Don’t expect that because you pay some money to somebody else or take a pledge or join a club or run down the street or wear a special bunch of clothes or play a certain sport or even drink Perrier water, it’s going to take care of everything for you. Frank Zappa growing-up running sports
