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Witty Quotes From George Carlin

By Simran Khurana, About.com

George Carlin's humor is outlandish. He teases your brain to work harder, pulls you out of your 'safety zone' and encourages you to dare. In a way, George Carlin's witty quotes inspire you to explore new horizons and come out of your self-imposed mental exile. Set your mind free with these witty quotes from George Carlin.

  • As a matter of principle, I never attend the first annual anything.

  • Dusting is a good example of the futility of trying to put things right. As soon as you dust, the fact of your next dusting has already been established.

  • I think people should be allowed to do anything they want. We haven't tried that for a while. Maybe this time it'll work.

  • Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.

  • I'm always relieved when someone is delivering a eulogy and I realize I'm listening to it.

  • I'm desperately trying to figure out why Kamikaze pilots wore helmets.

  • Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did.

  • Why do croutons come in airtight packages? It's just stale bread to begin with.

  • They show you how detergents take out bloodstains. I think if you've got a T-shirt with bloodstains all over it, maybe your laundry isn't your biggest problem.

  • What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant?
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