Living creatively is really important to maintain throughout your life. And living creatively doesn't mean only artistic creativity, although that's part of it. It means being yourself, not just complying with the wishes of other people.

American culture has a lot of great moustaches in its history. Mark Twain had a great moustache, Charlie Chaplin, Ben Turpin ... but Zappa, he's got the best moustache in American history. Got the moustache, right, and he's got that little thing on his chin, I think it's called an imperial, that is, like, the coolest thing. That's like one of the great icons of the twentieth century.

You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try.' Homer Simpson

Are we alone in an uncaring universe, or is God some kind of wiseguy?

But Marge, what if we chose the wrong religion? Each week we just make God madder and madder.

Humor does depend on surprise, and the things that people remember as the funniest things in the world, you look at later and you go, "What? What was that all about?"

When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities.