George Carlin
Comedian, Actor
"I also survived circumcision, a barbaric practice designed to remind you as early as possible that your genitals are not your own."
Circumcision quotes
Circumcision
13 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Robin Williams
Actor, Comedian
"They're talking about partial nuclear disarmament, which is also like talking about partial circumcision - you either go all the way or forget it."
Jacques Derrida
Philosopher, Linguist
"Circumcision , that's all I've ever talked about."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Essayist, Philosopher, Poet
"The piety of the Hebrew prophets purges their grossness. The circumcision is an example of the power of poetry to raise the low and offensive."
Kim Harrison
Author
"What are you doing now?” Al questioned, listing heavily as he tucked another one of those bottles under his arm and staggered for the cot half hidden behind a curtain. “Seeing if your circumcision is gone? It is."
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