[Comedy] is an escape from illusions. The audience is…thinking, ‘This bullshit we see and hear all day makes no sense.’
BILL HICKSI smoke to fill the potholes in my soul
More Bill Hicks Quotes
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To me pornography is…spending all your money and not educating the people in America, but spending it instead on weapons.
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A Christian will say… “I believe God created me in one day” Yeah, looks liked He rushed it.
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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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When you’re…stepping over a guy on the sidewalk…does it ever occur to you to think, ‘Wow. Maybe our system doesn’t work?’
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The definition of black irony is Pro-lifers killing Doctors who do abortions
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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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I can’t watch TV longer than five minutes without praying for nuclear holocaust.
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What kind of people are these with such low self-esteem that they need a war to feel better about themselves?
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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!
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I believe it is our own misperceptions of who we really are that leads to every self-created hell you’ll find in this world.
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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.
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They believe the bible is the exact word of God – Then they change the bible! Pretty presumptuous, hu huh? “I think what God meant to say…”
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Good comedy helps people know they’re not alone. Great comedy provides an answer.
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I don’t do drugs anymore… than, say, the average touring funk band.
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Writing, acting, music, comedy. A deep love of literature and books. Thank God for all the artists who’ve helped me.
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