George Carlin
George Carlin
George Denis Patrick Carlinwas an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic and author. Carlin was noted for his black comedy and his thoughts on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects. Carlin and his "Seven dirty words" comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a 5–4 decision affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth12 May 1937
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Never give up on an idea simply because it is bad and doesn't work.
Never get on an airplane if the pilot is wearing a hat that has more than three pastel colors.
My grandfather, mother and father were gifted verbally, and my mother passed that along to me. She always made sure I was conscious of language and words.
It's legal for men to be floorwalkers and illegal for women to be streetwalkers.
I'm offering a special prize for the first Buick on the moon.
I was taken to the hospital for observation. I stayed several days, didn't observe anything, and I left.
I grew up in New York wanting to be like those funny men in the movies and on the radio.
I don't think we really gave barbarism a fair try.
I do something about the weather. I stay home.
Golf is an arrogant, elitist game that takes up entirely too much space in this country.
You ever notice that? Any time you see two groups of people who really hate each other, chances are good they're wearing different kind of hats. Keep an eye on that, it might be important.
I definitely have a gift for language that is rhythmic and attractive to the ear, and I have interesting [verbal] imagery which I guess is a poetic touch.
If drumsticks are for playing drums, you would think that breadsticks would be for playing bread, wouldn't you? "Would you like some breadsticks?" "No, thank you, I don't play bread. I play drums. Perhaps I'll have a drum roll."
I have a lot of things [in me] that are childlike and innocent and sweet.