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The illusion of freedom will c...

The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater.

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We live in a very special time...

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 306 quotes

I'm the devil's advocate. We h...

I'm the devil's advocate. We have our own worshipers.

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Children are naive-they trust ...

Children are naive-they trust everyone. School is bad enough, but, if you put a child anywhere in the vicinity of a church, you're asking for trouble.

Frank Zappa 306 quotes

Guitar playing, as currently u...

Guitar playing, as currently understood, has more to do with sports than it does to do with music. It's an Olympic challenge type of situation. The challenges are in the realm of speed, redundancy, choreography, and grooming... ...clouds of educated gnat-notes.

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Hendrix is one of the most rev...

Hendrix is one of the most revolutionary figures in today's pop culture, musically and sociologically.

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I don't want to see any religi...

I don't want to see any religious people in public office because they're working for another boss.

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They tried to make me go to Ca...

They tried to make me go to Catholic school, too. I lasted a very short time. When the penguin came after me with a ruler, I was out of there.

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A mind is like a parachute. It...

A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open.

Frank Zappa 306 quotes

A true Zen saying: 'Nothing i...

A true Zen saying: 'Nothing is what I want.

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Tobacco is my favorite vegetab...

Tobacco is my favorite vegetable.

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Music is the only religion tha...

Music is the only religion that delivers the goods.

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Reality is what it is, not wha...

Reality is what it is, not what you want it to be.

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Two things are universal: Hydr...

Two things are universal: Hydrogen and stupidity

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Yeah, I tell them to change th...

Yeah, I tell them to change the channel if they see some guy in a brown suit with a telephone number at the bottom of the screen asking for money.

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The crux of the biscuit is: If...

The crux of the biscuit is: If it entertains you, fine. Enjoy it. If it doesn't, then blow it out your ass. I do it to amuse myself. If I like it, I release it. If somebody else likes it, that's a bonus.

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Interviewer: 'So Frank, you ha...

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?

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I'm vile and perverted. I'm ob...

I'm vile and perverted. I'm obsessed and deranged. I've existed for years but very little has changed. I'm the tool of the government and industry too. For I'm destined to rule and regulate you. You may think I'm pernicious, but you can't look away. I'll make you think I'm delicious with the stuff that I say. I'm the best you can get... have you guessed me yet? I'm the slime oozing out of your TV set....

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I have an important message to...

I have an important message to deliver to all the cute people all over the world. If you're out there and you're cute, maybe you're beautiful. I just want to tell you somethin' Ђ' there's more of us UGLY MOTHERFUCKERS than you are, hey-y, so watch out.

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There's a big difference betwe...

There's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....