I’m an American who loves an America which doesn’t exist, which is a land of freedom and free ideas.
BILL HICKSI get a kick out of being an outsider constantly. It allows me to be creative.
More Bill Hicks Quotes
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No, I don’t do drugs anymore, either. But I’ll tell you something about drugs. I used to do drugs, but I’ll tell you something honestly about drugs, honestly, and I know it’s not a very popular idea, you don’t hear it very often anymore, but it is the truth,
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Watching television is like taking black spray paint to your third eye.
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My voice was not heard, the questions were not asked that I wanted to see asked.
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[Comedy] is an escape from illusions. The audience is…thinking, ‘This bullshit we see and hear all day makes no sense.’
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I believe that the Bible is the literal word of God. And I say no, it’s not, Dad. Well, I believe that it is. Well, you know, some people believe they’re Napoleon. That’s fine. Beliefs are neat. Cherish them, but don’t share them like they’re the truth.
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Our next Cold War ought to be with ourselves…After all, who poses the biggest danger to the American environment? We do.
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You know we armed Iraq. I wondered about that too, you know during the Persian Gulf war those intelligence reports would come out: “Iraq: incredible weapons – incredible weapons.” How do you know that? “Uh, well… we looked at the receipts.”
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I don’t care if you’re obscene, filthy, horrendous — as long as you’re honest.
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How come people always flip and think they’re Jesus? Why not Buddha? Particularly in America, where more people resemble Buddha than Jesus. ‘Ah’m BUDDHA!’ ‘You’re Bubba!’ ‘Ah’m Buddha now..All I gotta do is change 3 letters on ma belt.
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I just have one of those faces. People come up to me and say, ‘What’s wrong?’ Nothing. ‘Well, it takes more energy to frown than it does to smile.’ Yeah, you know it takes more energy to point that out than it does to leave me alone?
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I don’t mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that’s how it comes out.
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All day long you see those commercials: ‘Here’s Your Brain, Just Say No’…and the next commercial is: ‘This Bud’s For You.’
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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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Nicotine patches are great. Stick one over each eye and you can’t find your fags.
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I was in Australia….Lotta leg room down under. Apartments: dollar a month. 2000-acre den….think of the parties.
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