Quotes by Bill Hicks

“I just have one of those faces. People come up to me and say, 'What's wrong?' Nothing. 'Well, it takes more energy to frown than it does to smile.' Yeah, you know it takes more energy to point that...”

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

“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, ther...”

“So I'm over there in England, you know, trying to get news about the [L.A.] riots... and all these Brit people are trying to sympathize with me... 'Oh Bill, crime is horrible. Bill, if it's any con...”

“By the way, if anyone here is in advertising or marketing, kill yourself.”

“Listen, the next revolution is gonna be a revolution of ideas.”

“Let me tell you about gays in the military. I don't want any gay people hanging around me while I'm killing kids. I just don't want to see it.”

“The best kind of comedy to me is when you make people laugh at things theyve never laughed at, and also take a light into the darkened corners of peoples minds, exposing them to the light.”

“You ever noticed how people who believe in Creationism look really un-evolved? You ever noticed that? Eyes real close together, eyebrow ridges, big furry hands and feet. "I believe God created me i...”

“I'm not into those kind of rivalries. I remember standing out in front of Stratford, minding my own business. Carload of about eighty kids would pull up: 'STRATFORD SUCKS!' Am I supposed to run aft...”

“I loved when Bush came out and said, 'We are losing the war against drugs.' You know what that implies? There's a war being fought, and the people on drugs are winning it.”

“It's all about money, not freedom. You think you're free? Try going somewhere without money.”

“There is no such thing as death; life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves.”

“Music is a great energizer. It's a language everybody knows.”

“Women priests. Great, great. Now there's priests of both sexes I don't listen to.”

“If you're so pro-life, do me a favour: don't lock arms and block medical clinics. If you're so pro-life, lock arms and block cemeteries.”

“I left in love, in laughter, and in truth, and wherever truth, love and laughter abide, I am there in spirit.”

“I hate patriotism... I can't stand it. It's a round world last time I checked.”

“Children are smarter than any of us. Know how I know that? I don't know one child with a full time job and children.”

“Life is only a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves.”