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George Carlin (1937 - 2008)
US comedian and actor [more author details]

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As a matter of principle, I never attend the first annual anything.: George Carlin
Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck.: George Carlin
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.: George Carlin
I think it's the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.: George Carlin
I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death.: George Carlin
I'm not concerned about all hell breaking loose, but that a PART of hell will break loose... it'll be much harder to detect.: George Carlin
If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say that the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little.: George Carlin
If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted?: George Carlin
It's never just a game when you're winning.: George Carlin
Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.: George Carlin
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The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.": George Carlin
There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.: George Carlin
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There's no present. There's only the immediate future and the recent past.: George Carlin
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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.: George Carlin
Weather forecast for tonight: dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning.: George Carlin
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Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they?: George Carlin
When someone asks you, A penny for your thoughts, and you put your two cents in, what happens to the other penny?: George Carlin
I don't have hobbies; hobbies cost money. Interests are quite free.: George Carlin, George Carlin: You Are All Diseased

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