"You know we armed Iraq. I wondered about that too, you know during the Persian Gulf war those intelligence reports would come out: "Iraq: incredible weapons - incredible weapons." How do you know that? "Uh, well... we looked at the receipts.""
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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Bill Hicks quotes (page 8 of 14)
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"Go back to bed America, your government is in control again. Go back to bed America... you are free to do as we tell you... you are free to do as we tell you."
"I hate patriotism... I can't stand it. It's a round world last time I checked."
"I find it ironic that people who are against things that cause sexual thoughts are generally fundamentalist Christians who also believe you should be fruitful and multiply."
"Our next Cold War ought to be with ourselves...After all, who poses the biggest danger to the American environment? We do."
"I was always 'awake'...Some part of me clamoring for NEW insights and NEW ways to make the world a better place."
"I can't believe a war against drugs when they have anti-drug commercials on TV all day long followed by This Bud is for you."
"A Christian will say... "I believe God created me in one day" Yeah, looks liked He rushed it."
"Jesus-murdered. Martin Luther King-murdered. Gandhi-murdered. Malcolm X-murdered. Reagan-wounded."
"I love talking about Kennedy assassination...a great archetypal example of how totalitarian government...sorry, wrong meeting."
"You want a better world...? Legalize pot right now. ...end the deficit? Legalize pot right now...biggest cash crop in America."
"Oh--won't we party hard when L.A. goes kersplash?...L.A. fell in the ocean?... There is a God. He loves us all so much."
"As long as one person lives in darkness then it seems to be a responsibility to tell other people."
"A lotta Christians wear crosses 'round their necks; do you think if Jesus comes back he ever wants to see another cross?"
"Sometimes my dad even gets on this kick--'You hate this country'....I have to tell him...I just hate being lied to."
"My voice was not heard, the questions were not asked that I wanted to see asked."
"Truly, the only stupid people I've ever met, the most absolutely clueless, are the very people that produce television."
"I wish I could meet a Christian who would proselytize to me, but they keep running away from me. I wanna talk to you all."
"I'll tell you how to solve this abortion thing...Those unwanted babies...? Leave about 12 of them on the Supreme Court steps."
"We really are All One....this is the very philosophy that has kept me virtually anonymous in America for fifteen years."