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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.

~Frank Zappa

Topics: Basic Because Block Building Claim Dispute Hydrogen More Plentiful Say Scientists Some Stupidity Than Universe

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The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical design, but what's missing is the eyebrows.

~Frank Zappa

Topics: Computer Design Emotional Exact Eyebrows Give Mathematical Missing Story Tell You

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Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted into something.

~Frank Zappa

Topics: Air Music Performance Sculpture Something Type

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It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia.

~Frank Zappa

Topics: Ending Fire Ice Imagine Necessary Nostalgia Other Paperwork Possibilities Two World

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There are more love songs than anything else. If songs could make you do something we'd all love one another.

~Frank Zappa

Topics: Another Anything Anything Else Could Else Love Love Songs Make More Something Songs Than You

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

~Frank Zappa

Topics: Always Me Never Other Out People Set Weird Who

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The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced.

~Frank Zappa

Topics: Badly Enforced Laws Nation Randomly States United United States Written

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A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians.

~Frank Zappa

Topics: Air Around Assistance Composer Forcing Goes Guy His Molecules Musicians Often Who Will

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Everybody believes in something and everybody, by virtue of the fact that they believe in something, uses that something to support their own existence.

~Frank Zappa

Topics: Believe Believes Everybody Existence Fact Own Something Support Uses Virtue

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Most people wouldn't know music if it came up and bit them on the ass.

~Frank Zappa

Topics: Bit Came Know Most Music People Them Up

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: December 21st, 1940

Died: December 4th, 1993

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