Quotes by Bill Hicks

Bill Hicks

American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist and musician

Lived from: 1961 - 1994

Category: Music | Comedians | Media

Born: 16 december 1961 Died: 26 february 1994

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  • And if I can take part in it by transforming my own consciousness, then someone else's, I'm happy to do it.
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  • As long as one person lives in darkness then it seems to be a responsibility to tell other people.
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  • Children are smarter than any of us. Know how I know that? I don't know one child with a full time job and children.
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  • Courtroom for Ted Bundy's trial is packed with women, trying to meet him and give him love letters and wedding-fucking-proposals...and the first thought that enters my mind is, And I'm not getting laid. What am I doing wrong?
    Arizona Bay
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  • Good theory. But guess what, if I don't smoke there's going to be secondary bullets coming your way, 'cause I'm that tense.
    Sane Man
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  • How many people disapprove of the job the Conservatives are doing? Seventy percent. Of those same people, how many will vote for them again?...Seventy percent. What the fuck? Where did they take this poll, at an S&M parlor?
    Shock and Awe
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  • How much do you smoke a day sir? Pack! What a little puss. Gosh, why don't you just put a dress on and show it all to us while you smoke your little faggoty pack. C'mon, swish around for us. Damnit that pisses me off. I go through two lighters a day, dude. I'm starting to feel it.
    Sane Man
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  • How much do you smoke, sir? Two packs a day, is that right? Pussy. I go through two lighters a day. That's right, two lighters! You're a health nut compared to me. You're like the Jack LaLanne of smokers compared to me.
    Flying Saucer Tour Vol. I
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  • I believe that the Bible is the literal word of God. And I say no, it's not, Dad. Well, I believe that it is. Well, you know, some people believe they're Napoleon. That's fine. Beliefs are neat. Cherish them, but don't share them like they're the truth.
    Filling Up the Hump
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  • I just have one of those faces. People come up to me and say, What's wrong? Nothing. Well, it takes more energy to frown than it does to smile. Yeah, you know it takes more energy to point that out than it does to leave me alone?
    Relentless
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  • I loved when Bush came out and said, We are losing the war against drugs. You know what that implies? There's a war being fought, and the people on drugs are winning it.
    Queens Theatre Late Show
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  • I was in a cab in New York. The cab had a sign, Please do not smoke, Christ is our unseen guest. This guy was reaching. I figure, if he could overcome being nailed to a cross, I don't think a Marlboro Light's gonna faze him that much.
    Dark Poet
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  • I was in the unenviable position of being for the war, but against the troops.
    Love, Laughter and Truth
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  • I was walking through Central Park, and I saw an old man smoking. Nothing makes a smoker happier than to see an old person smoking. This guy was ancient, bent over a walker, puffing away. I'm like, Duuude, you're my hero! Guy your age smoking, man, it's great. He goes, What? I'm 28.
    Shock and Awe
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  • I wish I could meet a Christian who would proselytize to me, but they keep running away from me. I wanna talk to you all.
    Shock and Awe
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  • I'll smoke, I'll cough, I'll get the tumors, I'll die, deal? Thank you America.
    Sane Man
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  • I'll tell you, too, that's starting to depress me about UFO's, about the fact that they cross galaxies, or wherever they come from to visit us, and always end up in places like Fife, Alabama. Maybe these are not super-intelligent beings, man.
    Comedy routine
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  • I'm not really a heavy smoker any more. I only get through two lighters a day now.
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  • I'm sorry if any of you are Catholic. I'm not sorry if you're offended, I'm actually just sorry by the fact that you're Catholic.
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  • I've been on what I call my UFO Tour, which means, like UFOs, I too have been appearing in small southern towns in front of a handful of hillbillies lately. I've been doubting my own existence.
    Flying Saucer Tour Vol. I
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What are the most famous quotes from Bill Hicks?

The two most famous quotes from Bill Hicks are:

  • "And if I can take part in it by transforming my own consciousness, then someone else's, I'm happy to do it."
  • "As long as one person lives in darkness then it seems to be a responsibility to tell other people."

When did Bill Hicks live?

Bill Hicks was born in 1961 and died in the year 1994.