Bill Hicks

Comedian, Writer

Bill Hicks was a provocative comedian known for his incisive commentary on society, politics, and the human condition, particularly through his stand-up performances.

Born
December 16, 1961
Died
February 26, 1994
Quotes
265
Rank
#403

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"I smoke. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your f-kin' mouth."

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"It's always funny until someone gets hurt. Then it's just hilarious."

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"Would you let the aliens land, please? They might be here to pick me up."

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"What did moths bump into before the electric light bulb was invented? Boy, the lightbulb really screwed the moth up didn't it? Are there moths on their way to the sun now going, It's gonna be worth it!."

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"not all drugs are good.. some of them are great"

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"Pornography is any act that has no artistic merit and causes sexual thoughts...Sounds like almost every commercial on TV to me."

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"Why is marijuana against the law? It grows naturally on our planet, serves a thousand different functions, all of them positive. To make marijuana against the law is like saying that God made a mistake."

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"I saw...a kid on a leash. You seen these people? Kid on a leash? How horrible. Put him in the pound where he belongs."

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"Women priests. Great, great. Now there's priests of both sexes I don't listen to."

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"All day long you see those commercials: 'Here's Your Brain, Just Say No'...and the next commercial is: 'This Bud's For You.'"

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"I was just down in Dallas, Texas...the Assassination Museum...it's really accurate, you know, 'cause Oswald's not in it."

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"Let me tell you about gays in the military. I don't want any gay people hanging around me while I'm killing kids. I just don't want to see it."

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"Be yourself on stage. Nobody else can be you and you have the law of supply and demand covered."

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"Oh my God. Lift me up out of this illusion, Lord. Heal my perception that I might know only reality and only you."

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"I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out."

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"The war on drugs to me is absolutely phoney, its so obviously phoney, ok? It's a war against our civil rights, that's all it is. They're using it to make us afraid to go out at night, afraid of each other, so that we lock ourselves in our homes and they get suspending our rights one by one."

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"The whole image is that eternal suffering awaits anyone who questions God's infinite love. That's the message we're brought up with, isn't it? Believe or die! Thank you, forgiving Lord, for all those options."

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