When people write comedy from neutrality, it just gets kind of silly. Mort Sahl More Quotes by Mort Sahl More Quotes From Mort Sahl Nixon's the kind of guy that if you were drowning fifty feet off shore, he'd throw you a thirty foot rope. Then Kissinger would go on TV the next night and say that the President had met you more than half-way. Mort Sahl guyfeetnight Obama is running again for spite. Mort Sahl spiterunning Bush is the face on the can. But who canned that soup? Mort Sahl soupfaces I don't think crucifixion is the answer. I believe in the resurrection. I like that part of the story. Mort Sahl storiesbelievethinking There are Russian spies here now. And if we're lucky, they'll steal some of our secrets and they'll be two years behind. Mort Sahl secrettwoyears The distance between taking social action and having the knowledge is as wide as the mouth of the Mississippi. Mort Sahl distancemouthsaction A political satirist's job is to draw blood. I'm not so much interested in politics as I am in overthrowing the government. Mort Sahl governmentjobsblood I don't think fascism is dying for. Mort Sahl fascismdyingthinking Reagan won because he ran against Jimmy Carter. Had he run unopposed he would have lost. Mort Sahl There are talented people along the way, although very few come to mind. They're not very daring. Part of the problem is that comedians don't want to overthrow anything. They want to join it. Mort Sahl problemmindpeopleway My humor was Victorian - and still is. Mort Sahl stillvictorianhumor I'm a radical, and I always have been. Mort Sahl beenalwaysradical I was on stage last night, and I gave a medical report about Donald Trump. I said he was hospitalized for an attack of modesty. Mort Sahl medicalstagesaidnight Too much comedy today is vulgar, not clever. I say that as a comedian and as a consumer. Mort Sahl saycomedytoo-muchtoday Comedians have to challenge the power. Comedians should be dangerous and devastating - and funny. That's the hardest part. Mort Sahl challengedangerouspowerfunny I was a writer. I couldn't sell anything, and the comedians were among the dumbest people I had ever met. They'd all say to me, 'The average man won't understand it.' You know, they're superior to the average man. Mort Sahl meyoumanpeople I dare say that if most comedians today, the gifted ones, were to sit down and write, they'd learn more about their craft. But what happens is they get out there before they learn what their viewpoint is, if any. Mort Sahl saydowndaretoday There's a great feeling of powerlessness in America. When I express ideas to people, they say, 'That's terrific, but do you think it really counts?' Mort Sahl feelinggreatyoupeople I didn't think that anything is beyond humor - not profane humor, but a good, honest approach to humor. Mort Sahl beyondgoodthinkhumor I used to go to two movies every week for the Saturday matinee when I was a kid. Mort Sahl movieskidgosaturday
