The role of the comedian is to say 'Wait a minute' when a consensus starts to form. — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
Let's do some comedy. I always like to add some comedy to my show. Those who've seen me before might know that. — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
The definition of black irony is Pro-lifers killing Doctors who do abortions — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
I never got along with my dad. Kids used to come up to me and say, "My dad can beat up your… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
Laughter makes the bitter swallowing of truth, for some, a little easier. — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
'Where's Bill going?' He's going to comedy death. Boom! He pops out of it with another joke. It's my particular style. — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
I, like all artists in Western cultures, am a shaman...come in the guise of a comic...to heal perception by using...'jokes'... — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
Sometimes you feel in control, and it's great, but sometimes you just don't feel in control and you really have to struggle… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
Does anyone here work in advertising or marketing? Well if you do, when you get home take a gun shoot yourself. No… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
The best kind of comedy to me is when you make people laugh at things they've never laughed at, and also take… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
Let me tell you about gays in the military. I don't want any gay people hanging around me while I'm killing kids.… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
I'll show you politics in America. Here it is, right here. 'I think the puppet on the right shares my beliefs.' 'I… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
On the theft of his material by Denis Leary: "I have a scoop for you. I stole his act. I camouflaged it… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
Dinosaur fossils? God put those there to test our faith." Thank God I'm strapped in right now here man. I think God… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
You believe the world's 12 thousand years old? "That's right." Okay I got one word to ask you, a one word question,… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
So I'm over there in England, you know, trying to get news about the riots... and all these Brit people are trying… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
Good comedy helps people know they're not alone. Great comedy provides an answer. — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
[Comedy] is an escape from illusions. The audience is...thinking, 'This bullshit we see and hear all day makes no sense.' — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
Writing, acting, music, comedy. A deep love of literature and books. Thank God for all the artists who've helped me. — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
Children are smarter than any of us. Know how I know that? I don't know one child with a full time job… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
I'll smoke, I'll cough, I'll get the tumors, I'll die, deal? Thank you America. [salutes] — Bill Hicks Copy Share
If you don't think drugs have done good things for us, then take all of your records, tapes and CD's and burn them. — Bill Hicks Copy Share
How many people disapprove of the job the Conservatives are doing? Seventy percent. Of those same people, how many will vote for them again?… — Bill Hicks Copy Share
BTW A 24 week old embryo is not a human being. You're not a human being until you're in my phone book. — Bill Hicks Copy Share
Christianity has a built-in defense system: anything that questions a belief, no matter how logical the argument is, is the work of Satan by… — Bill Hicks Copy Share
I'm just trying to rid the world of all these fevered egos that are tainting our collective unconscious... — Bill Hicks Copy Share
I was told when I grew up I could be anything I wanted: a fireman, a policeman, a doctor – even President, it seemed.… — Bill Hicks Copy Share
Good comedy helps people know they're not alone. Great comedy provides an answer. — Bill Hicks Copy Share
People ask me what I think about that woman priest thing. What, a woman priest? Women priests. Great, great. Now there's priests of both… — Bill Hicks Copy Share
I can't watch TV longer than five minutes without praying for nuclear holocaust. — Bill Hicks Copy Share
I'm not really a heavy smoker any more. I only get through two lighters a day now. — Bill Hicks Copy Share
You watch the news these days? It's unbelievable. You think you just walk out your door, you're immediately gonna be raped by some crack-addicted,… — Bill Hicks Copy Share
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