Remember theres a big difference between kneeling down and bending ove — Frank Zappa

"Every socialistic type of government… produces bad art, produces social inertia, produces really unhappy people, and its more repressive than any other kind of government."

"Their stupidity does not amaze me, its when theyre smart that amazes me. Its baffling whenever you find someone whos smart — incredible. Soon youll have zoos for such things."

"Ill tell you what classical music is, for those of you who dont know. Classical music is this music that was written by a bunch of dead people a long time ago. And its formula music, the same as top forty music is formula music. In order to have a piece be classical, it has to conform to academic standards that were the current norms of that day and age … I think that people are entitled to be amused, and entertained. If they see deviations from this classical norm, its probably good for their mental health."

"A wise man once said, "never discuss philosophy or politics in a disco environment."

"I like to watch the news, because I dont like people very much and when you watch the news... if you ever had an idea that people were really terrible, you could watch the news and know that youre right."

"There’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."