Bill Hicks Quotes

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• This is where we are at right now, as a whole. No one is left out of the loop. We are experiencing a reality based on a thin veneer of lies and illusions. A world where greed is our God and wisdom is sin, where division is key and unity is fantasy, where the ego-driven cleverness of the mind is praised, rather than the intelligence of the heart.

  Bill Hicks

  Lying, Heart, Reality

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• Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the Weather.

  Bill Hicks

  Funny, Dream, Witty

  "Sane Man". Documentary, Comedy, 1989.

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• If you are living for tomorrow, you will always be one day behind.

  Bill Hicks

  One Day, Tomorrow, Behinds

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• If you want to understand a society, take a good look at the drugs it uses. And what can this tell you about American culture? Well, look at the drugs we use. Except for pharmaceutical poison, there are essentially only two drugs that Western civilization tolerates: Caffeine from Monday to Friday to energize you enough to make you a productive member of society, and alcohol from Friday to Monday to keep you too stupid to figure out the prison that you are living in.

  Bill Hicks

  Friday, Monday, Stupid

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• Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive.

  Bill Hicks

  Organization

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• The world is like a ride in an amusement park. And when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills and it's very brightly coloured and it's very loud and it's fun, for a while. Some people have been on the ride for a long time and they begin to question: "Is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have remembered, and they come back to us, they say, "Hey, don't worry, don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride." And we kill those people.

  Bill Hicks

  Life, Fun, Powerful

  "Revelations". 1993.

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  No one can give you any answers. There aren't any. You have to discover for yourself-you must learn to navigate the mystery.

  Bill Hicks

  Giving, Answers, Mystery

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• I am a misanthropic humanist... Do I like people? They're great, IN THEORY.

  Bill Hicks

  People, Misanthropic, Theory

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• The puppet on the right shares my beliefs, the puppet on the left is more to my liking. Hey...there's one guy holding up both!

  Bill Hicks

  Guy, Hey, Puppets

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• Don't worry; don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride.

  Bill Hicks

  Tattoo, Revolutionary Ideas, Worry

  "Bill Hicks: Revelations". Documentary, Comedy, 1993.

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• Folks, it's time to evolve. That's why we're troubled. You know why our institutions are failing us, the church, the state, everything's failing? It's because, um - they're no longer relevant. We're supposed to keep evolving. Evolution did not end with us growing opposable thumbs. You do know that, right?

  Bill Hicks

  Revolutionary Ideas, Church, Thumbs

  "Filling Up the Hump". Comedy album by Bill Hicks, 1993.

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• I do not believe making money in order to consume goods is
  mankind’s sole purpose on this planet. If you’re wondering
  what I believe our purpose on this planet is, I’ll give you
  a hint... it has to do with creating and sharing.

  Bill Hicks

  Believe, Order, Creating

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• I don't care if you're obscene, filthy, horrendous -- as long as you're honest.

  Bill Hicks

  Long, Care, Honest

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• You know all the money we spend on nuclear weapons and defence every year? Trillions of dollars? Correct? Trillions. Instead, if we spent that money feeding and clothing the poor of the world,which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded, not one, we could, as one race, explore outer space together in peace forever

  Bill Hicks

  Years, Space, Race

  "Love All the People". New Edition,

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• There is a 3rd point of view on the gun control issue - those who I refer to as THE VICTIMS - but they remain strangely silent.

  Bill Hicks

  Gun, Views, Issues

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• It's all about money, not freedom. If you think you're free, try going somewhere without money, okay?

  Bill Hicks

  Thinking, Trying, Okay

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• You are the imagination of yourself.

  Bill Hicks

  Imagination

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• They proved that if you quit smoking, it will prolong your life. What they haven't proved is that a prolonged life is a good thing. I haven't seen the stats on that yet.

  Bill Hicks

  Life, Smoking, Comedian

  "Dark Poet". Stand-up show, 1991.

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• I'm tired of this back-slappin' "isn't humanity neat" bullshit. We're a virus with shoes.

  Bill Hicks

  Tired, Shoes, Bullshit

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• When you're...stepping over a guy on the sidewalk...does it ever occur to you to think, 'Wow. Maybe our system doesn't work?'

  Bill Hicks

  Thinking, Guy, Doe

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• Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one.

  Bill Hicks

  Fear, Eye, Gun

  "Bill Hicks: Revelations". Documentary, Comedy, 1993.

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• I believe it is our own misperceptions of who we really are that leads to every self-created hell you'll find in this world.

  Bill Hicks

  Believe, Self, World

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• All your beliefs, they're just that. They're nothing. They're how you were taught and raised. That doesn't make 'em real.

  Bill Hicks

  Real, Ems, Taught

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• Watching television is like taking black spray paint to your third eye.

  Bill Hicks

  Inspirational, Funny, Eye

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• It has become more and more obvious that there is one political party in America, and that is The Business Party.

  Bill Hicks

  Party, America, Political

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