I do not believe making money in order to consume goods is mankind’s sole purpose on this planet. If you’re wondering what I believe our purpose on this planet is, I’ll give you a hint… it has to do with creating and sharing.
BILL HICKSWhy is pot against the law? It wouldn’t be because anyone can grow it, and therefore you can’t make a profit off it, would it?
More Bill Hicks Quotes
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I don’t like anything in the mainstream and they don’t like me.
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I’m not into those kind of rivalries. I remember standing out in front of Stratford, minding my own business. Carload of about eighty kids would pull up.
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Mushrooms grow on cow turds. I love that. I think that’s why you giggle the first hour.
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Children are smarter than any of us. Know how I know that? I don’t know one child with a full time job and children.
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….All drugs should be legal. War is wrong. The rich get richer. The poor get poorer. Thank you. I’ll be here all week.
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I smoke. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your f-kin’ mouth.
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It’s my object to be stared at like a dog that’s just been shown a card trick.
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I am a misanthropic humanist… Do I like people? They’re great, IN THEORY.
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People in the United Kingdom and outside the United States share my bemusement with the United States that America doesn’t share with itself.
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Go back to bed America, your government is in control again. Go back to bed America… you are free to do as we tell you… you are free to do as we tell you.
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I believe that God left certain drugs growing naturally upon our planet to help speed up and facilitate our evolution. OK, not the most popular idea ever expressed. Either that or you’re all real high and agreeing with me in the only way you can right now. (Starts blinking)
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I don’t care if you’re obscene, filthy, horrendous — as long as you’re honest.
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I figure, if he could overcome being nailed to a cross, I don’t think a Marlboro Light’s gonna faze him that much.
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They proved that if you quit smoking, it will prolong your life. What they haven’t proved is that a prolonged life is a good thing. I haven’t seen the stats on that yet.
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May I suggest, instead of a war to feel better about yourself, perhaps… sit-ups? Maybe a fruit cup? Eight glasses of water a day?
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