--- title: "8 Don-t-care Quotes By George Carlin" description: "8 Don-t-care quotes by George Carlin. Plus more from George Carlin and more Don-t-care sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8be/george-carlin-155_care_people-who-say-they-don-t-care-what-peop_141327.jpg" --- > [People who say they don't care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don't care what people think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/people-who-say-they-don-t-care-what-people-think-are-usually/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8be/george-carlin-155_care_people-who-say-they-don-t-care-what-peop_141327.jpg) > [What I became a comedian for was to get my art out. To get some of these feelings and things I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/what-i-became-a-comedian-for-was-to-get-my-art-out-to-get-some-of/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fd/george-carlin-155_art_what-i-became-a-comedian-for-was-to-get_176374.jpg) > [Let me get a sip of water here...you figure this stuff is safe to drink? Actually, I don't care, I drink it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/let-me-get-a-sip-of-water-here-you-figure-this-stuff-is-safe-to-drink/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8c/george-carlin-155_bits_let-me-get-a-sip-of-water-here-you-figur_258872.jpg) > [I don't care much about the outcome. I'd like for people to feel better and have better lives, but I don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-don-t-care-much-about-the-outcome-i-d-like-for-people-to-feel/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1db/george-carlin-155_action_i-don-t-care-much-about-the-outcome-i-d_648250.jpg) > [Once you leave the womb, conservatives don't care about you until you reach military age. Then you're just what they're looking for.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/once-you-leave-the-womb-conservatives-don-t-care-about-you-until-you/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/772/george-carlin-155_age_once-you-leave-the-womb-conservatives-do_717887.jpg) > [I'm not in show business because I don't have to go to the meetings, I'm just not a part of it, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-m-not-in-show-business-because-i-don-t-have-to-go-to-the-meetings-i/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/749/george-carlin-155_business_i-m-not-in-show-business-because-i-don-t_1670923.jpg) > [I call him Governor Bush because that's the only political office he's ever held legally in this country. I don't care where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-call-him-governor-bush-because-that-s-the-only-political-office-he/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15b/george-carlin-155_bigs_i-call-him-governor-bush-because-that-s_2496840.jpg) > [They mention that it's a nonstop flight. Well, I must say I don't care for that sort of thing. Call me old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/they-mention-that-it-s-a-nonstop-flight-well-i-must-say-i-don-t-care/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a8/george-carlin-155_air-travel_they-mention-that-it-s-a-nonstop-flight_2667556.jpg) ## Other authors on Don-t-care ## 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/don-t-care/george-carlin/#itemlist", "name": "8 Don-t-care Quotes By George Carlin", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People who say they don't care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don't care what people think.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Carlin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/people-who-say-they-don-t-care-what-people-think-are-usually/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8be/george-carlin-155_care_people-who-say-they-don-t-care-what-peop_141327.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8be/george-carlin-155_care_people-who-say-they-don-t-care-what-peop_141327.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8be/george-carlin-155_care_people-who-say-they-don-t-care-what-peop_141327.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“People who say they don't care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don't care…” — George Carlin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What I became a comedian for was to get my art out. 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