"American culture has a lot of great moustaches in its history. Mark Twain had a great moustache, Charlie Chaplin, Ben Turpin ... but Zappa, he's got the best moustache in American history. Got the moustache, right, and he's got that little thing on his chin, I think it's called an imperial, that is, like, the coolest thing. That's like one of the great icons of the twentieth century."

-- Matt Groening

#Thinking Quotes #Icons Quotes #Culture Quotes

“As a writer, you live in permanent self-doubt; youre on permanent trial.”
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
“All my plans in private life; all my pursuits; all my designs, wishes, and thoughts, have this one great object in view: the overthrow of the ruffian Boroughmongers . If I write grammars; if I write on agriculture; if I sow, plant, or deal in seeds; whatever I do has first in view the destruction of those infamous tyrants.”

Source : Political Register, August 14, 1819.
“The style of studied nonchalance is the psychological triumph of grace over order.”

Source : "True Style: The History and Principles of Classic Menswear". Book by G. Bruce Boyer, September 08, 2015.
“Child abuse is still sanctioned â€” indeed, held in high regard â€” in our society as long as it is defined as child-rearing. It is a tragic fact that parents beat their children in order to escape the emotions from how they were treated by their own parents.”
“It's a funny thing about writing. You get so balled up in a story idea that you lose your perspective and forget that human being might read your words someday.”
“We decided we'd have to do something pretty drastic to make people realise that I wasn't going to parade about in ra-ra skirts for the rest of the century. And I'm not going to parade about in black evening gowns on tour!”
“I'm not interested in the difference between good and bad, I'm interested in the differences between good and great.”

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