--- title: "8 Careers Quotes By George Carlin" description: "8 Careers quotes by George Carlin. Plus more from George Carlin and more Careers sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a4/george-carlin-155_careers_i-hope-i-m-beginning-a-new-cycle-of-ener_122072.jpg" --- > [I hope I'm beginning a new cycle of energy and creativity. If so, it'll really be my third career. The first was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-hope-i-m-beginning-a-new-cycle-of-energy-and-creativity-if-so-it-ll/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a4/george-carlin-155_careers_i-hope-i-m-beginning-a-new-cycle-of-ener_122072.jpg) > [I always wanted and enjoyed sex, but I never put much importance on scoring or having an athletic sex life. I guess…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-always-wanted-and-enjoyed-sex-but-i-never-put-much-importance-on/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e42/george-carlin-155_ability_i-always-wanted-and-enjoyed-sex-but-i-ne_1536382.jpg) > [The fact that I didn't finish school left me with a lifelong need to prove that I'm smart, prove it to myself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/the-fact-that-i-didn-t-finish-school-left-me-with-a-lifelong-need-to/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eba/george-carlin-155_able_the-fact-that-i-didn-t-finish-school-lef_1584523.jpg) > [Baby boomers helped me a great deal in my career. They launched me. They were there for me to sing my song…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/baby-boomers-helped-me-a-great-deal-in-my-career-they-launched-me/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d88/george-carlin-155_authority_baby-boomers-helped-me-a-great-deal-in-m_1730231.jpg) > [Early in my career I was divided because I had the real self underneath: the lawbreaker, the anarchist, the person who swims…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/early-in-my-career-i-was-divided-because-i-had-the-real-self/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57c/george-carlin-155_accepting_early-in-my-career-i-was-divided-because_1802880.jpg) > [Two things happened. The creative side of my career was harmed. When I'd sit down and write under the influence of coke,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/two-things-happened-the-creative-side-of-my-career-was-harmed-when-i/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82a/george-carlin-155_careers_two-things-happened-the-creative-side-of_1955712.jpg) > [I tell ya, if I hadn't chosen the career of being a performer, I think linguistics would have been a natural area…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-tell-ya-if-i-hadn-t-chosen-the-career-of-being-a-performer-i-think/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/george-carlin-155_areas_i-tell-ya-if-i-hadn-t-chosen-the-career_2660346.jpg) > [Broadway isn't a very big career move. There's no money in it and it doesn't mean anything to your career. It's just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/broadway-isn-t-a-very-big-career-move-there-s-no-money-in-it-and-it/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cba/george-carlin-155_actor_broadway-isn-t-a-very-big-career-move-th_3056499.jpg) ## Other authors on Careers ## More by George Carlin > [I never go anywhere or do anything that transports me outside the boundaries of my mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-never-go-anywhere-or-do-anything-that-transports-me-outside-the/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) > [With the proper training, I could've been an evil genius.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/with-the-proper-training-i-could-ve-been-an-evil-genius/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) > [Comedy, although it is not one of the fine arts - it's a vulgar art, it's one of the people's arts, it's the spoken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/comedy-although-it-is-not-one-of-the-fine-arts-it-s-a-vulgar-art-it-s/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) > [“I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. ... These two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-m-completely-in-favor-of-the-separation-of-church-and-state-these/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) > [“TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY. Not true. Today is another day. We have no idea what tomorrow is going to be. It might turn out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/tomorrow-is-another-day-not-true-today-is-another-day-we-have-no-idea/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) > [I was a loner as a child. I had an imaginary friend - I didn't bother with him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-was-a-loner-as-a-child-i-had-an-imaginary-friend-i-didn-t-bother/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) > [Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas, take your next trip in kilometers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/kilometers-are-shorter-than-miles-save-gas-take-your-next-trip-in/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) > [“If you guys want to get a MOM tattoo and save a little money, just get two letters done. Get about a one-inch capital…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/if-you-guys-want-to-get-a-mom-tattoo-and-save-a-little-money-just-get/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) > [You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/you-ve-built-up-so-much-speed-that-you-hit-70-after-that-it-s-a-day/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) > [It ended suddenly for Brenda, more slowly for me. My runs began getting shorter and less pleasurable. I'd feel bad after only one day,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/it-ended-suddenly-for-brenda-more-slowly-for-me-my-runs-began-getting/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) > [Is there another word for synonym?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/is-there-another-word-for-synonym/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) > [The whole idea of the pursuit of goods and possessions has completely corrupted the human experience, along with religion, which I think limits the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/the-whole-idea-of-the-pursuit-of-goods-and-possessions-has-completely/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) > [These days many politicians are demanding change. Just like homeless people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/these-days-many-politicians-are-demanding-change-just-like-homeless/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) > [You know the good part about all those executions in Texas? Fewer Texans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/you-know-the-good-part-about-all-those-executions-in-texas-fewer/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) > [What was the best thing before sliced bread?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/what-was-the-best-thing-before-sliced-bread/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/careers/george-carlin/#itemlist", "name": "8 Careers Quotes By George Carlin", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I hope I'm beginning a new cycle of energy and creativity. If so, it'll really be my third career. The first was as a straight comic in the Sixties. The second was as a counterculture performer in the Seventies. 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