Bill Hicks
Bill Hicks
William Melvin "Bill" Hickswas an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and musician. His material, encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy, was controversial, and often steeped in dark comedy. He criticized consumerism, superficiality and banality within the media and popular culture, which he characterized as oppressive tools of the ruling class that keep people "stupid and apathetic"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth16 December 1961
CityValdosta, GA
CountryUnited States of America
There is no such thing as death; life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves.
So scary watching the news...Like Iraq...could ever under any stretch of the imagination be any threat to us whatsoever.
You are the imagination of yourself.
They also have a sense of irony, which America doesn't have seeing as it's being run by fundamentalists who take things literally.
I'm not really a heavy smoker any more. I only get through two lighters a day now.
Good comedy helps people know they're not alone. Great comedy provides an answer.
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? Beleive or die! Thank you, forgiving Lord, for all those options.
If I thought the Jews killed God, I'd worship the Jews.
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.
To make marijuana against the law is like saying God made a big mistake.
Isn’t that weird, we’ve made nature against the law. That’s how un-natural we’ve become.
We'll see who believes in me now. I am the Prankster God – I am killing me!
Childbirth is no more a miracle then eating food and a turd coming out of your ass.
I do not believe making money in order to consume goods is mankind's sole purpose on this planet.