--- title: "17 Bill Hicks Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 17 Bill Hicks quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Bill Hicks sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bc/daniel-tosh-1624_bills_bill-hicks-is-a-huge-influence-i-love-hi_2930084.png" --- > [Bill Hicks is a huge influence. I love him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-tosh/bill-hicks-is-a-huge-influence-i-love-him/) [Daniel Tosh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-tosh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bc/daniel-tosh-1624_bills_bill-hicks-is-a-huge-influence-i-love-hi_2930084.png) > [There's that great Bill Hicks line - the comedian - where he says, "Are you proud to be an American?" "I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-radnor/there-s-that-great-bill-hicks-line-the-comedian-where-he-says-are-you/) [Josh Radnor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-radnor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d5/josh-radnor-7807_bills_there-s-that-great-bill-hicks-line-the-c_394809.jpg) > [Bill Hicks wasn't just a comic, he was a crusader against humanity's relentless capacity to underachieve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-pegg/bill-hicks-wasn-t-just-a-comic-he-was-a-crusader-against-humanity-s/) [Simon Pegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-pegg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a3/simon-pegg-4365_bills_bill-hicks-wasn-t-just-a-comic-he-was-a_1498891.png) > [Bill Hicks - blowtorch, excavator, truthsayer, and brain specialist. He will correct your vision. Others will drive on the road he built.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-waits/bill-hicks-blowtorch-excavator-truthsayer-and-brain-specialist-he/) [Tom Waits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-waits/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e20/tom-waits-916_bills_bill-hicks-blowtorch-excavator-truthsaye_21408.jpg) > [I love Dallas, Austin and Houston. Why? Because some of the best comedians, like Bill Hicks and Sam Kinison, started their careers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-lee/i-love-dallas-austin-and-houston-why-because-some-of-the-best/) [Bobby Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a2/bobby-lee-22205_austin_i-love-dallas-austin-and-houston-why-bec_2828549.jpg) > [I didn't know that people compared Bill Hicks and I but certainly I'm flattered if they do. I knew Bill a bit.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-maron/i-didn-t-know-that-people-compared-bill-hicks-and-i-but-certainly-i-m/) [Marc Maron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-maron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/762/marc-maron-2459_bills_i-didn-t-know-that-people-compared-bill_2864815.png) > [Everybody wants to be Doug Stanhope; everybody wants to be Bill Hicks - and those are great people to aim for, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cubas/everybody-wants-to-be-doug-stanhope-everybody-wants-to-be-bill-hicks/) [Chris Cubas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cubas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4f/chris-cubas-28201_aim_everybody-wants-to-be-doug-stanhope-ever_405019.jpg) > [I think that being on the road and doing more and more stand-up has allowed me to figure out... like, I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-kroll/i-think-that-being-on-the-road-and-doing-more-and-more-stand-up-has/) [Nick Kroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-kroll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61d/nick-kroll-8005_bills_i-think-that-being-on-the-road-and-doing_392760.jpg) > [I have pretty unsophisticated tastes; I enjoy the videos on 'You've Been Framed' a lot - I don't think there's much that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-horne/i-have-pretty-unsophisticated-tastes-i-enjoy-the-videos-on-you-ve/) [Alex Horne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-horne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50b/alex-horne-8955_enjoy_i-have-pretty-unsophisticated-tastes-i-e_2013347.jpg) > [Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hicks/just-a-simple-choice-right-now-between-fear-and-love-the-eyes-of-fear-3/) [Bill Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hicks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8d/bill-hicks-970_and-love_just-a-simple-choice-right-now-between-f_2925455.jpg) > [When you snatch little pieces of other people's lives and try to palm them off as your own, that's more disgusting than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rogan/when-you-snatch-little-pieces-of-other-people-s-lives-and-try-to-palm/) [Joe Rogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08a/joe-rogan-1952_bills_when-you-snatch-little-pieces-of-other-p_1912778.jpg) > [I really understood a lot more about comedy after listening to Bill Hicks, who died at 32 years old. He's probably the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-white/i-really-understood-a-lot-more-about-comedy-after-listening-to-bill/) [Ron White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2be/ron-white-2333_best_i-really-understood-a-lot-more-about-com_286136.png) > [he ones that bother me the most are the media saying, "He's like the next Bill Hicks." It's supposed to be complimentary,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-stanhope/he-ones-that-bother-me-the-most-are-the-media-saying-he-s-like-the/) [Doug Stanhope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-stanhope/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88a/doug-stanhope-1528_bills_he-ones-that-bother-me-the-most-are-the_2636895.jpg) > [ I brought something back from those experiences \[with drugs\] which made me softer, open to other ideas. And I've learned from listening… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rogan/i-brought-something-back-from-those-experiences-with-drugs-which-made/) [Joe Rogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/joe-rogan-1952_addiction_i-brought-something-back-from-those-expe_2747762.jpg) > [I'm a fan of Bill Hicks. He did things that no other stand up did at the time. He was making fun…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-byrne/i-m-a-fan-of-bill-hicks-he-did-things-that-no-other-stand-up-did-at/) [Ed Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/655/ed-byrne-66810_able_i-m-a-fan-of-bill-hicks-he-did-things-th_2782185.jpg) > [Nobody's good. I hate it. I truly hate it. I mean, there's a lot of guys doing stuff I admire, but stand-up-wise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-rock/nobody-s-good-i-hate-it-i-truly-hate-it-i-mean-there-s-a-lot-of-guys/) [Chris Rock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-rock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/575/chris-rock-767_admire_nobody-s-good-i-hate-it-i-truly-hate-it_229278.jpg) > [“Whenever I tell people I'm a misanthrope they react as though that's a bad thing, the idiots. I live in London, for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-brooker/whenever-i-tell-people-i-m-a-misanthrope-they-react-as-though-that-s/) [Charlie Brooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-brooker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6c/charlie-brooker-1392_bad-thing_whenever-i-tell-people-i-m-a-misanthrope_1052907.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bill-hicks/#itemlist", "name": "Bill Hicks Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Bill Hicks is a huge influence. 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I prefer that to Bill Hicks.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alex Horne" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-horne/i-have-pretty-unsophisticated-tastes-i-enjoy-the-videos-on-you-ve/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50b/alex-horne-8955_enjoy_i-have-pretty-unsophisticated-tastes-i-e_2013347.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50b/alex-horne-8955_enjoy_i-have-pretty-unsophisticated-tastes-i-e_2013347.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50b/alex-horne-8955_enjoy_i-have-pretty-unsophisticated-tastes-i-e_2013347.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have pretty unsophisticated tastes; I enjoy the videos on 'You've Been Framed' a lot - I don't think…” — Alex Horne", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one.” -Bill Hicks", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Hicks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hicks/just-a-simple-choice-right-now-between-fear-and-love-the-eyes-of-fear-3/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8d/bill-hicks-970_and-love_just-a-simple-choice-right-now-between-f_2925455.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8d/bill-hicks-970_and-love_just-a-simple-choice-right-now-between-f_2925455.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8d/bill-hicks-970_and-love_just-a-simple-choice-right-now-between-f_2925455.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. 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He's probably the best comedian who ever lived. Although you can't say that because of Carlin, Cosby and Pryor.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ron White" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-white/i-really-understood-a-lot-more-about-comedy-after-listening-to-bill/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2be/ron-white-2333_best_i-really-understood-a-lot-more-about-com_286136.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2be/ron-white-2333_best_i-really-understood-a-lot-more-about-com_286136.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2be/ron-white-2333_best_i-really-understood-a-lot-more-about-com_286136.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I really understood a lot more about comedy after listening to Bill Hicks, who died at 32 years old. 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And I've learned from listening to other people talk about their experiences, from listening to Bill Hicks or reading Terrence McKenna or Aldous Huxley and Timothy Leary. But there's always some dumb cop out there who says \"We don't need another legal drug and there's psychological addiction and blah blah blah.\"", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joe Rogan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rogan/i-brought-something-back-from-those-experiences-with-drugs-which-made/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/joe-rogan-1952_addiction_i-brought-something-back-from-those-expe_2747762.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/joe-rogan-1952_addiction_i-brought-something-back-from-those-expe_2747762.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/joe-rogan-1952_addiction_i-brought-something-back-from-those-expe_2747762.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I brought something back from those experiences [with drugs] which made me softer, open to other ideas. And…” — Joe Rogan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 15, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm a fan of Bill Hicks. He did things that no other stand up did at the time. He was making fun of religion, at that time it was a lot harder to say those things in the States than it was here. To slag off Christianity and fundamentalist Christians, and to be pro drugs and anti gun in the deep south, that's a big ask. And he did that and made it funny. 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