Zappa, Frank (Frank Zappa)

Drop out of school before your mind rots from exposure to our mundane educational system. Forget about the Senior Prom, go to the library and educate yourself if you've got any guts.
-- Frank Zappa

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.
-- Frank Zappa

In the fight between you and the world, back the world.
-- Frank Zappa

A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it's closed.
-- Frank Zappa

Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over.
-- Frank Zappa

Government is the Entertainment Division of the military-industrial complex.
-- Frank Zappa

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 theatre.
-- Frank Zappa

Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.
-- Frank Zappa

The person who stands up and says, 'This is stupid,' either is asked to behave or, worse, is greeted with a cheerful 'Yes, we know! Isn't it terrific!'
-- Frank Zappa

If people stop copying my music, I should start to worry.
-- Frank Zappa

Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.
-- Frank Zappa

If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.
-- Frank Zappa