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Quotes from Frank Zappa

Republican is fine, if your a millionaire. Democrats is fair, if all you own is what you wear. Neither of them's really right, cause neither of them care.
~ Frank Zappa
A wise man once said, never discuss philosophy or politics in a disco environment.
~ Frank Zappa
Politics is the entertainment branch of industry.
~ Frank Zappa
Just be glad you don't live in one of those little countries where at this very moment, music is severely restricted, or as it is in Iran, totally illegal.
~ Frank Zappa
The NRA, with the fingers on the triggers when they kneel and pray.
~ Frank Zappa
The more you can escape from how horrible things really are, the less it's going to bother you...and then, the worse things get.
~ Frank Zappa
Nobody looks good with brown lipstick on.
~ Frank Zappa
Consider for a moment any beauty in the name Ralph.
~ Frank Zappa
Power will be maintained by the groovy guy or gal who gets the most media coverage for his sleaze. Naturally, his friends in various businesses will do okay, too.
~ Frank Zappa
You can bet everything will come to an end. It's going to be ugly and it's going to be a mess, and it's going to be something that somebody did in the name of God.
~ Frank Zappa
When God created Republicans, he gave up on everything else.
~ Frank Zappa
Some people... some people like cupcakes Exclusively, while myself, I say, There is naught nor ought there be nothing So exalted on the face of god's grey Earth as that prince of foods... the muffin!
~ Frank Zappa
. . . behind each breakaway movement is a breakaway demagogue who will set up his breakaway demagogue government.
~ Frank Zappa
I think that people are entitled to be amused, and entertained. If they see deviations from this classical norm, it's probably good for their mental health.
~ Frank Zappa
All the old history was written for the amusement of the ruling classes. The lower classes couldn't read, and their rulers didn't care about remembering what happened to them.
~ Frank Zappa
My balls feel like a pair of maracas.
~ Frank Zappa
I don't expect that Albert Gore is going to become president, and I certainly hope we never see Tipper Gore in the White House. Can you imagine Tipper saying, "Just say no"?
~ Frank Zappa
Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read.
~ Frank Zappa
Anything played wrong twice in a row is the beginning of an arrangement.
~ Frank Zappa
I can take about an hour on the tower of power, as long as I gets a little golden shower.
~ Frank Zappa
Gave my money all to you, took my watch and pawned it, too.
~ Frank Zappa
Modern Americans behave as if intelligence were some sort of hideous deformity.
~ Frank Zappa
It gets harder the more you know. Because the more you find out the uglier everything seems.
~ Frank Zappa
There's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over.
~ Frank Zappa