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
Primitive societies, or social groupings, had shamans, and some of them even more recent in time. Shamans were tricksters. There was a tradition of the trickster, and the trickster was a clown, a humorous fellow. His task was to trick the gods, to humor the gods into laughing, so that there was access to the divine - because laughter is a moment when we are completely ourselves.
The only good thing ever to come out of religion was the music.
One of the first things they teach you in Driver's Ed is where to put your hands on the steering wheel. They tell you put 'em at ten o'clock and two o' clock. Never mind that . I put mine at 9:45 and 2:17. Gives me an extra half hour to get where I'm goin'.
Ah, to be a bird. To fly the skies, sing my song, and best of all occasionally peck someone's eyes out.
When he got loaded, the human cannonball knew there were not many men of his caliber.
And this should go without saying. That's why I'm going to say it: Drinking and driving don't mix. Do your drinking early in the morning and get it out of the way. Then go driving while the visibility is still good.
I hope we're not just human garbage drifting toward a big sewer. But I think so.
If the reason for climbing Mt. Everest is that it's hard to do, why does everyone go up the easy side?
As far as I'm concerned, humans have not yet come up with a belief that's worth believing.
I never worry that all hell will break loose. My concern is that only part of hell will break loose and be much harder to detect.
In TV today, you can say I pricked my finger, but you can't say it the other way around.
As a matter of principle, I never attend the first annual anything.
I'm always relieved when someone is delivering a eulogy and I realize I'm listening to it.
Most people with low self-esteem have earned it.