Abraham Maslow said that the fully realized person transcends his local group and identifies with the species. But the election of Ronald Reagan might've been the beginning of my giving up on my species. Because it was absurd. To this day it remains absurd. More than absurd, it was frightening: it represented the rise to supremacy of darkness, the ascendancy of ignorance.
George CarlinIn my fifth-grade yearbook - it's right up there on the top shell - the last page says, "What about your future?" and under my name, it says, "When I grow up, I would like to be either an actor, a radio announcer, an impersonator or a comedian."
George CarlinSo I say, โLive and let live.โ Thatโs my motto. โLive and let live.โ And anyone who canโt go along with that, take him outside and shoot the motherfucker. Itโs a simple philosophy, but itโs always worked in our family.
George CarlinMcDonald's breakfast for under a dollar is actually more expensive than that. You have to factor in the cost of bypass surgery.
George CarlinWhat exactly is 'viewer discretion'? If viewers had discretion, most television shows would not be on the air.
George CarlinThe violence of the Left is symbolic, the injuries are not intended. The violence of the Right is real - directed at people, designed to cause injuries. Vietnam, nuclear weapons, police out of control are intentional forms of violence. The violence from the Right is aimed directly at people and the violence from the Left is aimed at institutions and symbols.
George Carlin