--- title: "Devo Quotes | QuotesBy.net" description: "Devo's page feels like a quirky, rebellious mix of identity, art, and music that will grab anyone who likes off-beat reflections. 23 quotes on QuotesBy.net." image: "https://quotesby.net/wp-content/themes/quotesby-editorial/assets/og-default.png" --- ## Devo quotes 1. > God made Man, but he used a monkey to do it [Permalink to quote \#1](https://quotesby.net/Devo/1/ "Permalink to quote 1") 2. > Are we not men? We are DEVO! [Permalink to quote \#2](https://quotesby.net/Devo/2/ "Permalink to quote 2") 3. > You're a victim of collision on the open sea / And Buddy no one said life was free. [Permalink to quote \#3](https://quotesby.net/Devo/3/ "Permalink to quote 3") 4. > Freedom of choice is what you got / freedom from choice is what you want. [Permalink to quote \#4](https://quotesby.net/Devo/4/ "Permalink to quote 4") 5. > None of you would help me when I baked my bread / Now all of you would help me eat it / I can see that you are very well fed / This indicates that you don't need it. [Permalink to quote \#5](https://quotesby.net/Devo/5/ "Permalink to quote 5") 6. > The way that we weren't is what we'll become. [Permalink to quote \#6](https://quotesby.net/Devo/6/ "Permalink to quote 6") 7. > Laugh if you want to / Or say you don't care / If you cannot see it / You think it's not there / It doesn't work that way. [Permalink to quote \#7](https://quotesby.net/Devo/7/ "Permalink to quote 7") 8. > Beautiful mutants I can see in the distance / I think they're calling our name. [Permalink to quote \#8](https://quotesby.net/Devo/8/ "Permalink to quote 8") 9. > You only punch yourself out when you start swinging blind. [Permalink to quote \#9](https://quotesby.net/Devo/9/ "Permalink to quote 9") 10. > Besides, God isn't dead / He's in your head / Right where he ought to be. [Permalink to quote \#10](https://quotesby.net/Devo/10/ "Permalink to quote 10") 11. > Like the Bible, devolution is basically an extended joke. One man's doughnut is another man's death. [Permalink to quote \#11](https://quotesby.net/Devo/11/ "Permalink to quote 11") 12. > People accuse us of trying to be glamorous! We don't wear these because we like them. We have to! They're protective gear. [Permalink to quote \#12](https://quotesby.net/Devo/12/ "Permalink to quote 12") 13. > We're sucking the gooey cellulite from modern music. Reductive synthesis. We do it all for you. [Permalink to quote \#13](https://quotesby.net/Devo/13/ "Permalink to quote 13") 14. > (On performing) We do this because we have to. Do we look like we're having fun? [Permalink to quote \#14](https://quotesby.net/Devo/14/ "Permalink to quote 14") 15. > We do give straight answers, but nobody believes them. [Permalink to quote \#15](https://quotesby.net/Devo/15/ "Permalink to quote 15") 16. > We were taking our inspiration from the high and the low; the biggest ideas, and the dumbest ideas. [Permalink to quote \#16](https://quotesby.net/Devo/16/ "Permalink to quote 16") 17. > Being in a band is really great when you're 20. When you're 30, it's kind of 'Spinal Tap,' and when you're 40, it's just pathetic. [Permalink to quote \#17](https://quotesby.net/Devo/17/ "Permalink to quote 17") 18. > We've been called a 'no-hit wonder.' We don't care. [Permalink to quote \#18](https://quotesby.net/Devo/18/ "Permalink to quote 18") 19. > We denounce this as impostors playing with fire. [Permalink to quote \#19](https://quotesby.net/Devo/19/ "Permalink to quote 19") 20. > 1: Be like your ancestors or be different, it doesn't matter. [Permalink to quote \#20](https://quotesby.net/Devo/20/ "Permalink to quote 20") 21. > 2: Lay a million eggs or give birth to one, so shall your species survive. [Permalink to quote \#21](https://quotesby.net/Devo/21/ "Permalink to quote 21") 22. > 3: Wear gaudy colors or avoid display, it's all the same. [Permalink to quote \#22](https://quotesby.net/Devo/22/ "Permalink to quote 22") 23. > 4: We must repeat! [Permalink to quote \#23](https://quotesby.net/Devo/23/ "Permalink to quote 23") ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "CollectionPage", "name": "Devo Quotes", "url": "https://quotesby.net/Devo", "about": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Devo" }, "hasPart": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "God made Man, but he used a monkey to do it", "spokenByCharacter": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Devo" } }, { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Are we not men? 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