Quotes from Frank Zappa

The only difference between a cult and a religion is the amount of real estate they own.

Music is the only religion that delivers the goods.

Take the Kama Sutra. How many people died from the Kama Sutra as opposed to the Bible? Who wins?

Scientology, how about that? You hold on to the tin cans and then this guy asks you a bunch of questions, and if you pay enough money you get to join the master race. How's that for a religion ?

Organized religions by their very natures are misleading.

The closer you are, the brighter the flames in my heart.

The most important thing to do in your life is to not interfere with somebody else's life.

I never set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me weird.

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

Science is moving closer to weaponry, and Art is moving closer to commercialism. And never the twain shall meet.

Music is always a commentary on society.

Stuff up the cracks, turn on the gas, I'm gonna take my life.

I don't want to spend my life explaining myself. You either get it, or you don't.

The essence of Christianity is told us in the Garden of Eden history. The fruit that was forbidden was on the tree of knowledge. The subtext is, 'All the suffering you have is because you wanted to find out what was going on. You could be in the Garden of Eden if you had just kept your fucking mouth shut and hadn't asked any questions.

Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.

Modern Americans behave as if intelligence were some sort of hideous deformity.

The most important thing to do in your life is to not interfere with somebody else's life.

Anybody who wants religion is welcome to it, as far as I'm concerned--I support your right to enjoy it. However, I would appreciate it if you exhibited more respect for the rights of those people who do not wish to share your dogma, rapture, or necrodestination.

May your shit come to life and kiss you on the face.

I like to watch the news, because I don't 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 you're right.

Republicans stand for raw, unbridled evil and greed and ignorance smothered in balloons and ribbons.

The more boring a child is, the more the parents, when showing off the child, receive adulation for being good parents — because they have a tame child-creature in their house.

I wrote a song about dental floss but did anyone's teeth get cleaner?

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