Comedy, although it is not one of the fine arts - it's a vulgar art, it's one of the people's arts, it's the spoken word, the writing that goes into it is an art form - it's certainly artistry.
George CarlinWe kind of shape our truths as we speak them. We fashion things to suit the occasion or the person or our own needs in the moment.
George CarlinI had no shoes, and I felt sorry for myself until I met a man who had no feet. I took his shoes. Now I feel better.
George CarlinI think people should be allowed to do anything they want. We haven't tried that for a while. Maybe this time it'll work.
George CarlinIf the Cincinnati Reds were really the first major league baseball team, who did they play?
George CarlinBut when you're in front of an audience and you make them laugh at a new idea, you're guiding the whole being for the moment. No one is ever more him/herself than when they really laugh. Their defenses are down. It's very Zen-like, that moment. They are completely open, completely themselves when that message hits the brain and the laugh begins. That's when new ideas can be implanted. If a new idea slips in at that moment, it has a chance to grow.
George Carlin