[Comedy] is an escape from illusions. The audience is...thinking, 'This bullshit we see and hear all day makes no sense.' Bill Hicks More Quotes by Bill Hicks More Quotes From Bill Hicks Ever notice that people who believe in creationism look really unevolved? Eyes real close together, big furry hands and feet. "I believe God created me in one day." Yeah, looks like he rushed it. Bill Hicks humor funny believe I used to love to call L.A. when I lived in New York... Is that the Big One I hear in the background? Bye, you lizard scum! Bye! Bill Hicks scum new-york bye Be yourself on stage. Nobody else can be you and you have the law of supply and demand covered. Bill Hicks being-yourself demand law A lotta Christians wear crosses 'round their necks; do you think if Jesus comes back he ever wants to see another cross? Bill Hicks christian jesus thinking The Voice of Reason is in us all...and everyone can recognize it because it makes sense and everyone benefits from it equally. Bill Hicks benefits voice reason To me, Texas is Austin, a bunch of cool people trying to make a difference. Bill Hicks differences texas people This is the idea that has made me...an anonymous figure in America...If you have children here tonight...they are NOT special. Bill Hicks children america ideas Humanity is just a virus with shoes. Bill Hicks viruses shoes humanity People in the United Kingdom and outside the United States share my bemusement with the United States that America doesn't share with itself. Bill Hicks united-states america people And if I can take part in it by transforming my own consciousness, then someone else's, I'm happy to do it. Bill Hicks transforming my-own consciousness No one knows what it's like ... to be a dustbin ... in Shaftesbury ... with hooligans. Bill Hicks dustbin knows So scary watching the news...Like Iraq...could ever under any stretch of the imagination be any threat to us whatsoever. Bill Hicks iraq scary imagination I'm totally confused about what I'm going to do with my life. Bill Hicks confused Oh--won't we party hard when L.A. goes kersplash?...L.A. fell in the ocean?... There is a God. He loves us all so much. Bill Hicks party-hard party ocean I believe we all have the Voice of Reason inside us...to gently lead us out of our own self-created hells. Bill Hicks voice self believe Mushrooms grow on cow turds. I love that. I think that's why you giggle the first hour. Bill Hicks cows mushrooms thinking I've had good times on drugs...bad times on drugs...But I've had good and bad relationships...and I'm not giving up pussy. Bill Hicks bad-relationship giving-up drug Sometimes you feel in control, and it's great, but sometimes you just don't feel in control and you really have to struggle to get laughs. Bill Hicks struggle sometimes laughing I'm just skin covering coffee and some real nervous teeth. Bill Hicks coffee skins real How many of y'all wondered, like I did, during the LA riots when those people were being pulled out of their trucks and beaten half to death - step on the f***ing gas, man! They're on foot, you're in a truck - I think I see a way out of this. Bill Hicks feet men thinking
