I was surprised when I started getting old. I always thought it was one of those things that would happen to someone else.
George CarlinFor a long time, I've distinguished between entertainer and performer and entertainer and artist. To me, an entertainer is someone who pleases others, and an artist tries to please himself.
George CarlinStanding ovations have become far too commonplace. What we need are ovations where the audience members all punch and kick one another.
George CarlinMy money buys me the freedom not to be a member of the corporate structure. And I certainly don't feel guilty or hypocritical about that. The way our economy is set up, if you don't want to be a corporate moron and you don't want to be enfeebled in the streets, you must earn enough to know that you'll never have to go to them for money.
George Carlin