--- title: "14 Laughing Quotes By George Carlin" description: "14 Laughing quotes by George Carlin. Plus more from George Carlin and more Laughing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db3/george-carlin-155_age_by-the-age-of-six-or-seven-i-was-already_898311.jpg" --- > [By the age of six or seven, I was already doing voices and faces, making my friends and my mother laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/by-the-age-of-six-or-seven-i-was-already-doing-voices-and-faces/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db3/george-carlin-155_age_by-the-age-of-six-or-seven-i-was-already_898311.jpg) > [Suppose I could shoot myself in the mouth, but what if I miss? People will laugh at me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/suppose-i-could-shoot-myself-in-the-mouth-but-what-if-i-miss-people/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/george-carlin-155_ifs_suppose-i-could-shoot-myself-in-the-mout_858551.jpg) > [Without the laughs, the audience wouldn't be there at all, so in that sense, yes, I am a comedian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/without-the-laughs-the-audience-wouldn-t-be-there-at-all-so-in-that/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/401/george-carlin-155_audience_without-the-laughs-the-audience-wouldn-t_2954065.jpg) > [Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/laugh-often-long-and-loud-laugh-until-you-gasp-for-breath/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32d/george-carlin-155_funny_laugh-often-long-and-loud-laugh-until-yo_1646131.jpg) > [Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Laugh..apologiz e..let go of what you can't change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/grudges-are-a-waste-of-perfect-happiness-laugh-apologiz-e-let-go-of/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e93/george-carlin-155_can-t-change_grudges-are-a-waste-of-perfect-happiness_953490.jpg) > [I enjoy watching a woman with really bad teeth and a good sense of humor struggling to use her lips and tongue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-enjoy-watching-a-woman-with-really-bad-teeth-and-a-good-sense-of/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/949/george-carlin-155_enjoy_i-enjoy-watching-a-woman-with-really-bad_3135722.jpg) > [I've been a performer for a long time and I know when people are laughing from their guts, from the inside, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-ve-been-a-performer-for-a-long-time-and-i-know-when-people-are/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/615/george-carlin-155_guts_i-ve-been-a-performer-for-a-long-time-an_1855953.jpg) > [No one is ever more him/herself than when they really laugh. Their defenses are down. It's very Zen-like, that moment. They are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/no-one-is-ever-more-him-herself-than-when-they-really-laugh-their/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/george-carlin-155_comedy_no-one-is-ever-more-him-herself-than-whe_2917973.jpg) > [No one is more himself than the moment when he's laughing at a joke. It's at those moments that people's defenses go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/no-one-is-more-himself-than-the-moment-when-he-s-laughing-at-a-joke/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d4/george-carlin-155_defense_no-one-is-more-himself-than-the-moment-w_969467.jpg) > [I saw Danny Kaye in a movie, and he was doing voices and faces on that big, big screen and making whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-saw-danny-kaye-in-a-movie-and-he-was-doing-voices-and-faces-on-that/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/george-carlin-155_audience_i-saw-danny-kaye-in-a-movie-and-he-was-d_1502970.jpg) > [And, of course, the funniest food: "kumquats". I don't even bring them home anymore. I sit there laughing and they go to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/and-of-course-the-funniest-food-kumquats-i-don-t-even-bring-them-home/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/266/george-carlin-155_courses_and-of-course-the-funniest-food-kumquats_295601.jpg) > [I always knew I could hold people's attention and make them laugh every 30 or 40 seconds, and I got approval and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-always-knew-i-could-hold-people-s-attention-and-make-them-laugh/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0a/george-carlin-155_approval_i-always-knew-i-could-hold-people-s-atte_2885415.jpg) > [Primitive societies, or social groupings, had shamans, and some of them even more recent in time. Shamans were tricksters. There was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/primitive-societies-or-social-groupings-had-shamans-and-some-of-them/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/103/george-carlin-155_access_primitive-societies-or-social-groupings_1812933.jpg) > [But when you're in front of an audience and you make them laugh at a new idea, you're guiding the whole being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/but-when-you-re-in-front-of-an-audience-and-you-make-them-laugh-at-a/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e4/george-carlin-155_audience_but-when-you-re-in-front-of-an-audience_1502167.jpg) ## Other authors on Laughing ## 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/laughing/george-carlin/#itemlist", "name": "14 Laughing Quotes By George Carlin", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "By the age of six or seven, I was already doing voices and faces, making my friends and my mother laugh.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Carlin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/by-the-age-of-six-or-seven-i-was-already-doing-voices-and-faces/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db3/george-carlin-155_age_by-the-age-of-six-or-seven-i-was-already_898311.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db3/george-carlin-155_age_by-the-age-of-six-or-seven-i-was-already_898311.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db3/george-carlin-155_age_by-the-age-of-six-or-seven-i-was-already_898311.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“By the age of six or seven, I was already doing voices and faces, making my friends and my mother laugh.” — George Carlin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Suppose I could shoot myself in the mouth, but what if I miss? 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