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Interviewer: 'So Frank, you have long hair. Does that make you a woman?'
Frank Zappa: 'You have a wooden leg. Does that make you a table?


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SCOTT IAN People like Frank Zappa were amazing for us Brits.
RICK WAKEMAN Suggestions or comments on this site? Send an email -Frank Zappa.
FRANK ZAPPA My first big gig was an opening show for Frank Zappa, and I think that was difficult.
TOM WAITS I was in school with Dweezil Zappa, Frank Zappa's son, and we had a band. Only in L.A. could stu...
GREG KURSTIN I never set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me weird.
FRANK ZAPPA There's a long tradition - certainly with country, but in all kinds of genres of music - to have...
RICK MORANIS You have freedom, so you have to make choices - and at the point when I make a choice, the building ...
FRANK GEHRY We are not a Zappa cover band. We only play Frank's songs that were recorded by the Mothers of I...
JIMMY CARL BLACK Long-time viewing of Internet violence tend to change a person's temperament, making the person pron...
YOU QUANXI If positive and healthy materials are absent, negative materials are sure to be dominant in the cybe...
YOU QUANXI In a robust global business environment, our business units operated well in the first quarter. More...
HARRY YOU The Board of Directors and I are pleased to recognize Peter's outstanding contribution to the succes...
HARRY YOU We are pleased to close the books on 2004 following the painstaking review of almost five years of f...
HARRY YOU Hazel frowned. "Why that one?"

"You don't see the ghost?" Frank asked.

"Ghost?...
RICK RIORDAN If you call a tail a leg, how many legs does a horse have? Four, calling a tail a leg does not make ...
ABRAHAM LINCOLN Frank sniffed. 'You know me well, wife. I thought those were in the
basement.'
'They were...
N.D. WILSON I think a solo moves forward the way a song does, because it's reflective of the chords that I&#...
JOHN FRUSCIANTE This is Buford,” Leo announced.
“You name your furniture?” Frank asked.
RICK RIORDAN It's the opposite of what Frank Sinatra sang. If you can make it there, you can't necessarily make i...
MARSHALL WITTMANN How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn...
ABRAHAM LINCOLN In the early work of Frank Lloyd Wright - and you can also see it with Mies - they make new ground b...
BEN VAN BERKEL Stairs to climb are difficult it takes time and effort and going down is easies job... what do I mea...
DEYTH BANGER How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it...
ABRAHAM LINCOLN How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make i...
ABRAHAM LINCOLN I was his “little girl with the William Burroughs mind,” his “secret fairy,” “female Frank...
JALINA MHYANA Percy and Frank stumbled backwards. ‘Um … is that thing tame?’ Frank said. The horse whinnie...
RICK RIORDAN Frank Sinatra did 'Born Free', Tony Bennett did 'Walkabout,' but you have no control...
JOHN BARRY If you ever write a story about someone that deserves a medal in Volusia County, it's Frank,
DAN COOK I love everything that Frank Gehry does. I wish I could have that man build me a Wayne Manor-style m...
PHARRELL WILLIAMS One of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the...
AL YANKOVIC It's a great atmosphere. Coach Scott is a little different than Coach Frank. Coach Scott lets you go...
MARC JACKSON Tyson, Frank is a descendant of Poseidon."
"Brother!" Tyson crushed Frank in a hug.
Percy ...
RICK RIORDAN Frank stared at him. "Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hu...
RICK RIORDAN He was a storyteller. There was a lot of background that makes Frank Sinatra such a powerful icon. W...
MICHAEL BOLTON Augustus Waters," I said, looking up at him, thinking that you cannot kiss anyone in the Anne Frank ...
JOHN GREEN People like Frank Zappa and Bryan Ferry knew we could pick and choose from the history of music, sti...
BRIAN ENO Right now they have nine stages and every single one of them is full. Everybody knows Frank. Frank i...
BILL ARNOLD I'm gonna be percy Jackson when I grow up," she told Hazel solemnly.
Hazel Smiled and ruffled h...
RICK RIORDAN Who are you and how did you get in here? Frank: I'm a locksmith. And... I'm a locksmith...
ANONYMOUS People say that my problem is that I make people uncomfortable. But how can you talk about racism an...
CARLOS TORTOLERO Just because you haven't got a home, doesn't make you homeless.
and
Just because you don't...
ANTHONY T. HINCKS The thing is when you play a character it's the persona you bring across from a book to film, or...
ALEX PETTYFER How many legs does a dog have, if you call his tail a leg? The answer is four, because calling a tai...
ABRAHAM LINCOLN Ouch,” Percy said. “Frank, the horse says you’re a—you know, actually, I’m not going to tr...
RICK RIORDAN I am a very frank person and that's how I hope to remain. What you see is what you get.
FAN BINGBING Frank sought me out (Wednesday) and said he felt great. When Frank says he feels great, he plays. I ...
KEN MACHA My parents were big music fans, and my dad plays music, so I grew up with Madonna, Frank Zappa, the ...
MADI DIAZ 'Pastoralia' by George Saunders. Possibly my favorite book. It's one of the weirdest boo...
LIBBA BRAY When you enter a room, you have to kiss his ring. I don't mind, but he has it in his back pocket. (o...
DON RICKLES What if you built a carport, but for a plane, and with a Frank Lloyd Wright feel?
JOHN TRAVOLTA People surprise you, Frank, with just how fuckin stupid they are.
RICHARD FORD Why is England manufacturing bigger and better airplanes and bombs and at the same time churning out...
ANNE FRANK Maybe that's what praying is all about. Maybe it's not just asking God to forgive us for bad things ...
SARAH DARER LITTMAN Hope," Frank grumbled. "I'd rather have a few good weasels.
RICK RIORDAN Let us be frank about it: most of our people have never had it so good.

HAROLD MCMILLAN Might as well be frank, monsieur. It would take a miracle to get you out of Casablanca, and the Germ...
SYDNEY GREENSTREET If you are trying to take a difficult decision and you're weighing up the pros and cons, you hav...
TONY BLAIR My phone buzzes in my shirt pocket, and Frank takes a step back to let me answer it. I’ve got anot...
ABRIA MATTINA I made such a fool of myself,” she lamented.
“Love does not make you a fool.”
“He ...
MITCH ALBOM My guilty pleasure, to be frank with you, is 'The Monkees.'
EDWARD KITSIS He turned to Frank who was trying to pull his fingers out of the Chinese handcuffs…
“Okay,�...
RICK RIORDAN Reyna sent me to get Percy," Frank said. "Did Octavian accept you?"
"Yeah," Percy said. "He sla...
RICK RIORDAN Oh, by the way…” Jason glanced at Percy. “I resigned my office, gave Frank a field promotion t...
RICK RIORDAN We have made massive progress under Frank,
CHRIS PATERSON To know wisdom is to be all knowledgeable ,to use that knowledge for the greater good is to no that ...
GARY F EVANS... The difference was Frank and the 31 points they scored in the first quarter. He's a nice player. The...
JOE KONIECZNY He was Daystar. That was a proud day for Frank.
RICHARD NUGENT Frank is such a great visual storyteller, that if you study his artwork you see that his Sin City bo...
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ Frank called me one day and said, 'I have an idea for a movie, why don't you come over and I'll tell...
JAMES STEWART Uncle Joe used to spend a fair amount of time in the loony bin. My family wasn't bothered by his reg...
MARYA HORNBACHER The [chamber] board's position is to have a frank discussion about this matter.
WAYNE GRAY The [chamber] board's position is to have a frank discussion about this matter,
WAYNE GRAY Anne Frank -- A History for Today
ANNE FRANK If you say your a man of your word and in the end you have no words what does that make you
STARGAZER Mario’s high spirits soon took a somber turn. He rolled himself closer to Frank. “I need this jo...
MICHAEL BENZEHABE You conquered everyone because you were so spontaneous, so natural, ... It was such a frank way to s...
SILVIO BERLUSCONI My father and Frank Sinatra respected each other's abilities enormously. My father always said Frank...
CHRISTOPHER RIDDLE I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're in the governm...
STEVEN SODERBERGH Percy?" Annabeth gripped his arm.
"Oh, bad," he muttered. "Bad. Bad." He looked across the tabl...
RICK RIORDAN What makes Gucci Mane Gucci Mane is like what made Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra - it's just him. ...
HARMONY KORINE Um...is that thing tame?" Frank said.
The horse whinnied angrily.
"I don't think so...
RICK RIORDAN Lets be frank about it; most of our people have never had it so good
HAROLD MACMILLAN Frank could hit with one leg and one arm, that's how talented he is as a hitter. I've played with a ...
TIM RAINES I made some fresh pasta with a neat machine Frank brought from New York; it flattens the dough in sh...
JOHN IRVING You must study to be frank with the world: Frankness is the child of honesty and courage.
ROBERT E. LEE When you live with a woman you learn something every day. So far I have learned that long hair will ...
AUDREY NIFFENEGGER Everyone feels Frank will come back and be the Frank Thomas we've seen for many years,
ARN TELLEM More often than not, a woman marries for money and a man marries for sex. What difference does a she...
DIANA PALMER You don't have to be a nerd or a programmer or a network engineer to make a difference.
REBECCA MACKINNON Is there still a sign on [Route] 360 that says Frank D. Fixer?
JASON MRAZ MY WAY A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO FRANK SINATRA
ARTS THEATRE When I was a young lad, I listened to Cream,
Hendrix, Frank Zappa and the Allman Brothers. I th...
GREG KOCH Frank tugged again with no luck. Even Hazel was trying not to laugh.
Frank grimaced with concen...
RICK RIORDAN You never know when the timing is going to hit in a such a way that you're going to make a diffe...
BOB CORKER This man is frank and earnest with women. In Fresno, he's Frank and in Chicago he's Ernest.
HENNY YOUNGMAN Do you feel safe there?"
Immediately tears come down my face. "Yes."
"Why does that make y...
JOLENE PERRY There are approximately two trillion cells in the human body. You are never alone, there are always ...
DWIGHT W. HAYES

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DWEEZIL ZAPPA I feel that through my father's music I've found my own voice in my own playing.
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MOON UNIT ZAPPA I spent most of my life locked in my bedroom, miserable about my raging acne.
MOON UNIT ZAPPA Gag me with a spoon!
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MOON UNIT ZAPPA The idea of licking stamps seemed great fun for me.
MOON UNIT ZAPPA I peaked early. I was told I'd missed my boat.
MOON UNIT ZAPPA I had a friend whose family had dinner together. The mother would tuck you in at night and make brea...
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FRANK Whoever is happy will make others happy too.
ANNE FRANK The best music happens when you have a personal connection to it. That same philosophy can extend to...
FRANK IERO I'm not one of those complicated, mixed-up cats. I'm not looking for the secret to life... I...
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ZE FRANK I've been super impressed with what BuzzFeed has done on Facebook with inspiring list posts and ...
ZE FRANK We have this incredible ability to communicate with each other. I want to play around with it, see w...
ZE FRANK For some reason, we stopped getting gold stars at some age. It's time to bring them back.
ZE FRANK If you want to get into the creative world, you have to just keep flogging away even when nobody'...
ZE FRANK I consider creativity to be a more non-rational, subconscious thing. You have a relationship to your...
ZE FRANK YouTube has become more mature, both as a platform and as a community. So much content has been adde...
ZE FRANK I'm fascinated by simple joy.
ZE FRANK We can't all be like Ryan Seacrest... the perfect platform manifestation of a human. I don't...
ZE FRANK What better way to connect with people than by staring and talking straight at them? Don't blink...
ZE FRANK I'm obsessed with media and the way audiences can become creative participants.
ZE FRANK I've been fascinated by the Internet from the very start. In 2001, I had made a funny black-and-...
ZE FRANK In an ever-changing technological landscape, where today's platforms are not tomorrow's plat...
ZE FRANK Trust is a confusing thing. It seems so simple, but when you try to pin it down, it can be so elusiv...
ZE FRANK Anything that makes you feel the most alone also has the greatest power to connect you.
ZE FRANK Most of us yearn for really intimate, healthy, in-person relationships. People have a deep desire to...
ZE FRANK The naked mole is, like, the ugliest freakin' creature in the world. It is so radically, unbelie...
ZE FRANK When I was young, I had this feeling that there was this handbook that I had never gotten that expla...
ZE FRANK On street corners everywhere, people are looking at their cell phones, and it's easy to dismiss ...
ZE FRANK I studied neuroscience at the cellular level, so I was looking at learning and memory in the visual ...
ZE FRANK The story of technology seems to go up and then retract into simplicity again.
ZE FRANK I think this is one of the greatest gifts of this era: Because of the Internet, we can start to type...
ZE FRANK Let me think about the people who I care about the most, and how when they fail or disappoint me... ...
ZE FRANK A good procrastination should feel like you're inserting lots and lots of commas into the senten...
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