Quotes & Jokes by George Carlin / page 12

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If work is so terrific, how come they have to pay you to do it?

Everyone smiles in the same language.

These days many politicians are demanding change. Just like homeless people.

The worst thing about e-mail is that you can’t interrupt the other person. You have to read the whole thing and then e-mail them back, pointing out all their mistakes and faulty assumptions. It’s frustrating and it’s time-consuming. God bless phone calls.

The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other going in opposite directions.

We will never be an advanced civilization as long as rain showers can delay the launching of a space rocket.

You get to play with people's little danger zones.

I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me - they're cramming for their final exam.

When you think about it, attention-deficit order makes a lot of sense. In this country there isn’t a lot worth paying attention to.

A lot of these people who keep a gun at home for safety are the same ones who refuse to wear a seat belt.

Leadership camp? Isn't that where Hitler went?

Who decides when the applause should die down? It seems like it's a group decision; everyone begins to say to themselves at the same time, "Well, okay, that's enough of that."

Life is a zero sum game.

So I want to thank the Pentagon, the Soviet Union and the military-industrial complex from the bottom of my heart. Without them, I could never have become the man I am today.

I finally accepted Jesus - not as my personal savior, but as a man I intend to borrow money from.