In the future, etiquette will become more and more important. That doesn't mean knowing which fork to pick up — I mean basic consideration for the ri… - Frank Zappa

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In the future, etiquette will become more and more important. That doesn't mean knowing which fork to pick up — I mean basic consideration for the rights of other animals (human beings included) and the willingness, whenever practical, to tolerate the other guy's idiosyncracies.
We live in a world where people preach at you constantly (like now, even) — telling you not to be fat, you can't smoke, you can't eat butter, sugar will kill you, everything is bad for you — especially sex.
Every natural human urge has been thwarted in one way or another, so that some cocksucker gets to make a dollar off your guilt.
Certain people buy into this because they don't want to rock the boat. Unfortunately, adaptation of this sort requires that the adaptee willingly destroys his own personality.

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About Frank Zappa

Frank Vincent Zappa (21 December 1940 – 4 December 1993) was an American musician, composer and satirist.

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Alternative Names: Frank Vincent Zappa
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