Bill Hicks on dad
Bill Hicks177 quotes“I never got along with my dad. Kids used to come up to me and say, ‘My dad can beat up your dad.’ I’d say ‘Yeah? When?’”
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God has this…hobby. He creates perfection. This world is not perfect. We have to learn to separate illusions from reality.
Bill HicksBill Hicks Are gun rights advocates arguing that roving gangs…shooting innocent bystanders constitutes a ‘well-regulated militia’?
Bill HicksBill Hicks I was in a cab in New York. The cab had a sign, “Please do not smoke, Christ is our unseen guest.” This guy was reaching.
Bill HicksBill Hicks I love talking about Kennedy assassination…a great archetypal example of how totalitarian government…sorry, wrong meeting.
Bill HicksBill Hicks I used to drink, I did, I had to quit. Man, I was an embarrassing drunk. I’d get pulled over by the cops, I’d be so drunk I’d be out dancing to their lights thinking I’d made it to another club.
Bill HicksBill Hicks See we just had a misunderstanding. I thought we lived in the U.S. of A., the United States of America. But actually we live in the U.S. of A., the United States of Advertising. Freedom of expression is guaranteed? If you’ve got the money!
Bill HicksBill Hicks I get a kick out of being an outsider constantly. It allows me to be creative.
Bill HicksBill Hicks You think when Jesus comes back, he really wants to see a cross? That’s like going up to Jackie Onassis with a rifle pendant on.
Bill HicksBill Hicks England, where no one has guns: 14 deaths. United States…23,000 deaths from handguns. But – there’s no connection.
Bill HicksBill Hicks The Voice of Reason is in us all…and everyone can recognize it because it makes sense and everyone benefits from it equally.
Bill HicksBill Hicks Don’t worry; don’t be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride.
Bill HicksBill Hicks The economy that’s fake anyway! Ha ha ha! Which would be a real bummer. You know. You can see why the government’s cracking down… on the idea of experiencing unconditional love, ah.
Bill HicksBill Hicks Dinosaur fossils were placed in rocks by prankster God just to make human beings think the world is older than it is.
Bill HicksBill Hicks Nicotine patches are great. Stick one over each eye and you can’t find your fags.
Bill HicksBill Hicks How would you like to get inside that guy’s mind and look around for a hour? That guy sees opportunity at every glance, doesn’t he?
Bill HicksBill Hicks I believe that God left certain drugs growing naturally upon our planet to help speed up and facilitate our evolution.
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My dad told me if I was ever intimidated by anyone, just picture them with their clothes off. He said that’s how he dealt with my mom.
Bob SagetBob Saget My dad’s like, If your mom and I are having sex and we videotape it and she falls out of bed funny, can I win ten-thousand dollars?
Bob SagetBob Saget When you get pure joy out of ‘being’ rather than ‘doing’ or ‘seeing,’ that’s when you realize how big and unexplainable some things are and being a dad is one of those very few things.
Brendan FehrBrendan Fehr My dad was an engineer, and he became the CEO of Chevron. His was an engineer’s mind-set: Everything’s kind of a problem how do you approach the problem?
Bill KellerBill Keller My dad was a dentist but I wasn’t a hygienist. I assisted my dad.
Bill BurrBill Burr Barney’s Dad was really bad so Barney hatched a plan when his dad said “Eat your peas.” Barney shouted no and ran Barney tricked his mean old dad and locked him in the cellar Barney’s Mom never found out where he’d gone, Cause Barney didn’t tell her. T
Bill WattersonBill Watterson Calvin: Dad where do babies come from? Dad: Well Calvin, you simply go to Sears, buy the kit and follow the assembly instructions. Calvin: I came from Sears? Dad: No you were a blue-light special at K-Mart – almost as good and a lot cheaper!
Bill WattersonBill Watterson Since September it’s just gotten colder and colder. There’s less daylight now, I’ve noticed too. This can only mean one thing – the sun is going out. In a few more months the Earth will be a dark and lifeless ball of ice. Dad says the sun isn’t going out.
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