I don't want to see any religious people in public office because they're working for another boss. Frank Zappa More Quotes by Frank Zappa More Quotes From Frank Zappa You know, people are basically shitty. It's when they prove it over and over again that it gets obnoxious. Frank Zappa obnoxiousprove-itpeople Take the Kama Sutra. How many people died from the Kama Sutra as opposed to the Bible? Who wins? Frank Zappa diedwinningpeople Politics is the entertainment branch of industry. Frank Zappa entertainmentbranchespolitics 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. Frank Zappa applessmartideas It has never mattered to me that thirty million people might think I'm wrong. The number of people who thought Hitler was right did not make him right... Why do you necessarily have to be wrong just because a few million people think you are? Frank Zappa numberspeoplethinking Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read. Frank Zappa humorwritingfunny I never set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me weird. Frank Zappa bullyingfunnypeople Nobody looks good with brown lipstick on. Frank Zappa positive-atheismbrownlooks Their stupidity does not amaze me, its when they're smart that amazes me. It's baffling whenever you find someone who's smart - incredible. Soon you'll have zoos for such things. Frank Zappa smartstupidityzoos My best advice to anyone who wants to raise a happy, mentally healthy child is: Keep him or her as far away from a church as you can. Frank Zappa healthyadvicechildren We live in a very special time right now. At no other time in history has there been such mass disillusionment in terms of reliance on governing functions. Most people don’t want to come to terms with that. It’s been proven over and over again that the emperor isn’t wearing any clothes, but most people don’t like to look at naked emperors. In the process of turning around to avert their eyes, they saw the discotheques and a few other things and latched onto them. Frank Zappa clotheseyepeople Beware of the fish people, they are the true enemy. Frank Zappa anarchypeopleenemy Censoring what you say is one of the ways in which people who are not nice can take away your personal freedom. Frank Zappa nicepeopleway Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not. Frank Zappa stupidityignorancedoe A drug is not bad. A drug is a chemical compound. The problem comes in when people who take drugs treat them like a license to behave like an asshole. Frank Zappa drugfunnypeople One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds. Frank Zappa philosophicalagreementpeople America was founded by the refuse of the religious fanatics of England, these undesirable elements that came over on the Mayflower. Ignorant, religious fanatics who land here and abuse the Indians. Frank Zappa landreligiousamerica Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff. Frank Zappa politicalbusinesspeople All the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff...Basically what people want to hear is: I love you, you love me, the leaves turn brown, they fell off the trees, the wind is blowing, it got cold, you went away, my heart broke, you came back, and my heart was okay...Modern music is people who can't think signing artists who can't write songs to make records for people who can't hear. Most people wouldn't know good music if it came up and bit them on the ass...If lyrics make people do things, how come we don't love each other? Frank Zappa love-youwritingsong 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. Frank Zappa smartpeopleworld
