It's fairly obvious, since Richard Nixon, that there is no such thing as a fair deal for any voter in the United States -- You're just not gonna get it. It's a joke -- the people that you vote for, they're the next best thing to criminals. But of course they have money for advertising campaigns that make them look a little bit better than they actually are.
Frank ZappaThe richest people in the world aren't particularly smart or happy. And the happiest people in the world aren't particularly smart or rich.โฆ That leaves me making music. But we can't talk about that.
Frank ZappaThe people of your century no longer require the service of composers. A composer is as useful to a person in a jogging suit as a dinsoaur turd in the middle of his runway.
Frank Zappalf youโre going to deal with reality, youโre 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 donโt, the thing to do is take responsibility for your own reality and deal with it on your own terms. Donโt 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, itโs going to take care of everything for you.
Frank ZappaYou've got to be digging it while it's happening 'cause it just might be a one shot deal.
Frank ZappaThere's no reason to assume that my idea of what's better would really be better. I resent it when other people try to inflict their ideas of betterness on me. I don't think they know. And I can't see any authority on the horizon that's got any answers that seem worthwhile. Most of the things that are suggested are probably detrimental to your mental health.
Frank Zappa