--- title: "7 I realized Quotes By George Carlin" description: "7 I realized quotes by George Carlin. Plus more from George Carlin and more I realized sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/192/george-carlin-155_alas_eventually-alas-i-realized-the-main-purp_275486.jpg" --- > [Eventually, alas, I realized the main purpose of buying cocaine is to run out of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/eventually-alas-i-realized-the-main-purpose-of-buying-cocaine-is-to/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/192/george-carlin-155_alas_eventually-alas-i-realized-the-main-purp_275486.jpg) > [There was about a two-year period at the end of the '60s, when I realized I was in the wrong place and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/there-was-about-a-two-year-period-at-the-end-of-the-60s-when-i/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/842/george-carlin-155_being-true_there-was-about-a-two-year-period-at-the_676439.jpg) > [When I first heard the song Don't worry - be happy I realized it was exactly the kind of mindless philosophy that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/when-i-first-heard-the-song-don-t-worry-be-happy-i-realized-it-was/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a62/george-carlin-155_anthem_when-i-first-heard-the-song-don-t-worry_1349516.jpg) > [I was looking in the mirror the other day and I realized I haven't changed much since I was in my twenties.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-was-looking-in-the-mirror-the-other-day-and-i-realized-i-haven-t/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/george-carlin-155_age_i-was-looking-in-the-mirror-the-other-da_1437248.jpg) > [I thought of myself as an atheist until I realized it was a belief, too. It's a shame everything has to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-thought-of-myself-as-an-atheist-until-i-realized-it-was-a-belief/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/836/george-carlin-155_atheist_i-thought-of-myself-as-an-atheist-until_1713101.jpg) > [And although I broke a lot of laws as a teenager, I straightened out immediately upon turning eighteen, when I realized the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/and-although-i-broke-a-lot-of-laws-as-a-teenager-i-straightened-out/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78d/george-carlin-155_broke_and-although-i-broke-a-lot-of-laws-as-a_1833581.jpg) > [For a while, I thought of myself as an atheist until I realized it was a belief, too. It's a shame everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/for-a-while-i-thought-of-myself-as-an-atheist-until-i-realized-it-was/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51a/george-carlin-155_atheist_for-a-while-i-thought-of-myself-as-an-at_2698045.jpg) ## Other authors on I realized ## 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/i-realized/george-carlin/#itemlist", "name": "7 I realized Quotes By George Carlin", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Eventually, alas, I realized the main purpose of buying cocaine is to run out of it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Carlin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/eventually-alas-i-realized-the-main-purpose-of-buying-cocaine-is-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/192/george-carlin-155_alas_eventually-alas-i-realized-the-main-purp_275486.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/192/george-carlin-155_alas_eventually-alas-i-realized-the-main-purp_275486.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/192/george-carlin-155_alas_eventually-alas-i-realized-the-main-purp_275486.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Eventually, alas, I realized the main purpose of buying cocaine is to run out of it.” — George Carlin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There was about a two-year period at the end of the '60s, when I realized I was in the wrong place and entertaining the wrong people with the wrong material and that I was not being true to myself. 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