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Quotes from George Carlin

Some people have no idea what they're doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.
~ George Carlin
If the black box flight recorder is never damaged during a plane crash, why isn't the whole airplane made out of that stuff?
~ George Carlin
The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.
~ George Carlin
Why is there such controversy about drug testing? I know plenty of guys who'd be willing to test any drug they can come up with.
~ George Carlin
A house is just a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff.
~ George Carlin
If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?
~ George Carlin
Geologists claim that although the world is running out of oil, there is still a 200-hundred-year supply of brake fluid.
~ George Carlin
Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist.
~ George Carlin
Most people with low self-esteem have earned it
~ George Carlin
When I was a kid, if a guy got killed in a western movie I always wondered who got his horse
~ George Carlin
One good reason to only maintain a small circle of friends is that three out of four murders are committed by people who know the victim.
~ George Carlin
We're having something a little different this year for Thanksgiving. Instead of a turkey, we're having a swan. You get more stuffing.
~ George Carlin
Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.
~ George Carlin
Marry an orphan: you'll never have to spend boring holidays with the in-laws.
~ George Carlin
I put a dollar in one of those change machines. Nothing changed.
~ George Carlin
What wine goes with Captain Crunch?
~ George Carlin
Is a vegetarian permitted to eat animal crackers?
~ George Carlin
One great thing about getting old is that you can get out of all sorts of social obligations just by saying you're too tired.
~ George Carlin
When people say "clean as a whistle", they forget that a whistle is full of spit.
~ George Carlin
Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did.
~ George Carlin
If the cops didn't see it, I didn't do it!
~ George Carlin
No one knows what's next, but everybody does it.
~ George Carlin
In TV today, you can say I pricked my finger, but you can't say it the other way around.
~ George Carlin
I gravitated toward being a funny guy. I liked the radio comedians. I lived in the Golden Age of radio, and the Golden Age of television came along when I was still in my early teens.
~ George Carlin