I believe that people have a right to decide their own destiny; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only as long as) individual citizens give it a temporary license to exist -…

Quote by Frank Zappa

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

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

Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny

Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny

Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people...

Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people...

It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two...

It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two...

Politics is the entertainment branch of industry.

Politics is the entertainment branch of industry.

The manner in which Americans ''consume'' music has a lot to do with leaving it...

The manner in which Americans ''consume'' music has a lot to do with leaving it...

Without deviation progress is not possible.

Without deviation progress is not possible.

Music is always a commentary on society.

Music is always a commentary on society.

No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in...

No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in...

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline -...

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline -...

Music is always a commentary on society.

Music is always a commentary on society.

There are more love songs than anything else. If songs could make you do something...

There are more love songs than anything else. If songs could make you do something...

If classical music is the state of the art, then the arts are in a...

If classical music is the state of the art, then the arts are in a...

My best advice to anyone who wants to raise a happy, mentally healthy child is:...

My best advice to anyone who wants to raise a happy, mentally healthy child is:...

The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical...

The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical...

It isnt necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice there are two...

It isnt necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice there are two...

It would be easier to pay off the national debt overnight than to neutralize the...

It would be easier to pay off the national debt overnight than to neutralize the...

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom...

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom...

A small debt produces a debtor; a large one, an enemy

A small debt produces a debtor; a large one, an enemy

The World Bank is now the biggest culprit in the debt crisis.

The World Bank is now the biggest culprit in the debt crisis.

Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.

Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.