Just because somebody hears something you say, or reads something that you write, doesn't mean you've reached them. … - Frank Zappa

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We human beings can survive the most difficult of circumstances if we are not forced to stand alone.

Frank Zappa

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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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.

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Let’s be realistic about this, the guitar can be the single most blasphemous device on the face of the earth. That’s why I like it. . . The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar: now that’s my idea of a good time.

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There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.

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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.

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Beware of the fish people, they are the true enemy.

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