George Carlin

Comedian, Actor

George Carlin was a groundbreaking stand-up comedian known for his incisive social commentary and critiques of language, politics, and morality.

Born
May 12, 1937
Died
June 22, 2008
Quotes
976
Rank
#448

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"When it comes to bullshit, you have to stand in awe of the all-time champion of false promises and exaggerated claims: religion... Religion easily has the greatest bullshit story ever told. Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do."

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"I'd go on runs [on cocaine ], four and five days without sleep. Then I'd crash and sleep about 18 hours a day for seven to ten days. Then it would take a few more weeks to get over a vague sort of depression. Then I'd be off on another run."

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"I like Florida. Everything is in the 80s. The temperatures, the ages and the IQ's."

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"Censorship that comes from the outside assumes about people an inability to make reasoned choices."

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"You're all going to die. I hate to remind you, but it is on your schedule. It probably won't happen when you'd like; generally, it's an inconvenience."

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"There are only two places in the world: over here and over there."

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"Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?"

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"Something is wrong. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, crime, torture, corruption and the ice capades. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed. This is not what you expect to find on the resume of a supreme being. It's what you expect from an office temp with a bad attitude."

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"Political discourse has been reduced to "Where's the beef?" "Read my lips," and "Make my day." Where are the assassins when we really need them?"

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"If God didn't want you to masturbate, he would have given you short arms."

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"Why is it called 'after dark' when it really is 'after light'?"

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"Some people think of the glass as half full. Some people think of the glass as half empty. I think of the glass as too big."

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"E-I-E-I-O is actually a gross misspelling of the word farm."

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"Children are not our future, and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic. Children can't be our future, because by the time the future arrives, they won't be children anymore, so blow me!"

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"When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands."

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