“I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, 'Where's the self-help section?' She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.”
More from George Carlin on Humor
“Atheism is a non-prophet organization.”
“I was thinking about how people seem to read the bible a lot more as they get older, and then it dawned on me—they’re cramming for their final exam.”
“Isn’t it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do “practice”?”
“I have as much authority as the Pope. I just don’t have as many people who believe it.”
“Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.”
“May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.”
“Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it.”
“The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions.”
“Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?”
“Let a smile be your umbrella, and you'll end up with a face full of rain.”
Others on Humor
Groucho Marx
23 quotes“A child of five could understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.”
H. L. Mencken
11 quotes“Historian: an unsuccessful novelist.”
Sir Winston Churchill
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Ambrose Bierce
10 quotes“TELEPHONE n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his d...”
Douglas Adams
9 quotes“Insanity is a gradual process - don't rush it.”
Laurence Peter
9 quotes“Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.”
Mary West
9 quotes“To err is human - but it feels divine.”
Will Rogers
8 quotes“The minute you read something that you can't understand, you can almost be sure that it was drawn up by a lawyer.”
Dorothy Parker
8 quotes“The best way to keep children home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant - and let the air out of the tires.”
Henry Kissinger
7 quotes“There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.”
Rodney Dangerfield
7 quotes“You gotta look out for number one, but don't step in number two!”
Ronald Reagan
6 quotes“You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.”