No one is more himself than the moment when he's laughing at a joke. It's at those moments that people's defenses go down, and that's when you can slip in a good idea.
George CarlinWhen I listen to those tapes now, the real cocaine shows; there's just nothing special about their content.
George CarlinPeople who say they don't care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don't care what people think.
George CarlinThe only good thing about religion is the music. Because nature is filled with balances and opposites, there are always exceptions to the overall rules, whether the overall rules are bleak or otherwise. If you propound a joyous theory of existence, I will find an exception to that. If I propound a bleak theory, someone will find a joyous exception. That's just nature being nature, I think, and I don't think it offers a lot of hope. It's sort of a respite along the way.
George Carlin