--- title: "4 Drugs Quotes By George Carlin" description: "4 Drugs quotes by George Carlin. Plus more from George Carlin and more Drugs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35f/george-carlin-155_acid_fuck-the-drug-war-dropping-acid-was-a-pr_1316804.jpg" --- > [“Fuck the drug war. Dropping acid was a profound turning point for me, a seminal experience. I make no apologies for it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/fuck-the-drug-war-dropping-acid-was-a-profound-turning-point-for-me-a/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35f/george-carlin-155_acid_fuck-the-drug-war-dropping-acid-was-a-pr_1316804.jpg) > [I don't think drugs are a problem; I think they're a symptom. As long as Americans are empty, spiritually, emotionally, morally empty,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-don-t-think-drugs-are-a-problem-i-think-they-re-a-symptom-as-long/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e0/george-carlin-155_better-job_i-don-t-think-drugs-are-a-problem-i-thin_1469075.jpg) > [Why is there so much controversy about drug testing? I know plenty of guys who would be willing to test any drug…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/why-is-there-so-much-controversy-about-drug-testing-i-know-plenty-of/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/george-carlin-155_controversy_why-is-there-so-much-controversy-about-d_1537806.jpg) > [I did LSD and peyote in the late Sixties, before I got into cocaine. That was concurrent with my change from a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-did-lsd-and-peyote-in-the-late-sixties-before-i-got-into-cocaine/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/055/george-carlin-155_albums_i-did-lsd-and-peyote-in-the-late-sixties_1921294.jpg) ## Other authors on Drugs - [Steven Magee 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drugs/steven-magee/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hunter-s-thompson-42712.jpg) Hunter S. Thompson 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drugs/hunter-s-thompson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-maher-17979.jpg) Bill Maher 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drugs/bill-maher/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-elena-kagan-32271.jpg) Liz Thebart 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drugs/liz-thebart/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-hicks-17935.jpg) Bill Hicks 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drugs/bill-hicks/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-ashly-lorenzana-15354.jpg) Ashly Lorenzana 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drugs/ashly-lorenzana/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-terence-mckenna-89395.jpg) Terence McKenna 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drugs/terence-mckenna/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-don-haskins-29845.jpg) Darlenne Susan Girard 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drugs/darlenne-susan-girard/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-kris-kidd-8322.jpg) Kris Kidd 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drugs/kris-kidd/) - [Daniel Waterman 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drugs/daniel-waterman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mick-jagger-67747.jpg) Mick Jagger 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drugs/mick-jagger/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marilyn-manson-63876.jpg) Marilyn Manson 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drugs/marilyn-manson/) ## 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/drugs/george-carlin/#itemlist", "name": "4 Drugs Quotes By George Carlin", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Fuck the drug war. Dropping acid was a profound turning point for me, a seminal experience. I make no apologies for it. More people should do acid. 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