Bill Hicks Quotes

Don't worry; don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride.

Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one.

I'm tired of this back-slappin' "isn't humanity neat" bullshit. We're a virus with shoes.

I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.

Watching television is like taking black spray paint to your third eye.

I don't like anything in the mainstream and they don't like me.

It has become more and more obvious that there is one political party in America, and that is The Business Party.

It's not a war on drugs, it's a war on personal freedom.

Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive.

I am a misanthropic humanist... Do I like people? They're great, IN THEORY.

Life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves.

Children are smarter than any of us. Know how I know that? I don't know one child with a full time job and children.

If you don't think drugs have done good things for us, then take all of your records, tapes and CD's and burn them.

If you are living for tomorrow, you will always be one day behind.

No one can give you any answers. There aren't any. You have to discover for yourself-you must learn to navigate the mystery.

I get a kick out of being an outsider constantly. It allows me to be creative.

I never got along with my dad. Kids used to come up to me and say, 'My dad can beat up your dad.' I'd say 'Yeah? When?'

It's all about money, not freedom. If you think you're free, try going somewhere without money, okay?

I need my sleep. I need about eight hours a day, and about ten at night.

I believe it is our own misperceptions of who we really are that leads to every self-created hell you'll find in this world.

I believe that God left certain drugs growing naturally upon our planet to help speed up and facilitate our evolution.

I don't do drugs anymore... than, say, the average touring funk band.

No one knows what it's like ... to be a dustbin ... in Shaftesbury ... with hooligans.

They proved that if you quit smoking, it will prolong your life. What they haven't proved is that a prolonged life is a good thing. I haven't seen the stats on that yet.

I don't care if you're obscene, filthy, horrendous -- as long as you're honest.

If you're so pro-life, do me a favour: don't lock arms and block medical clinics. If you're so pro-life, lock arms and block cemeteries.

Yesterday, some hooligans knocked over a dustbin in Shaftesbury.

When you're...stepping over a guy on the sidewalk...does it ever occur to you to think, 'Wow. Maybe our system doesn't work?'

Listen, the next revolution is gonna be a revolution of ideas.

There is a 3rd point of view on the gun control issue - those who I refer to as THE VICTIMS - but they remain strangely silent.

All your beliefs, they're just that. They're nothing. They're how you were taught and raised. That doesn't make 'em real.

Eternal suffering awaits anyone who questions god's infinite love.

You know what I hate about working? Bosses...The very idea that ANYONE could be my boss, well...I think you see the conflict.

The puppet on the right shares my beliefs, the puppet on the left is more to my liking. Hey...there's one guy holding up both!

We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.

I loved when Bush came out and said, 'We are losing the war against drugs.' You know what that implies? There's a war being fought, and the people on drugs are winning it.

All governments are lying cocksuckers.

When two or more people agree on an issue, I form on the other side.

Laughter makes the bitter swallowing of truth, for some, a little easier.

I go to dance clubs...about once a year just to justify the other 364 days I spend in my apartment going 'God, what idiots!'

It's an insane world, and I'm proud to be a part of it.

I'm just trying to rid the world of all these fevered egos that are tainting our collective unconscious.

How do I know the Bible isn't the word of God? Well if it was the word of God it would be clear and easy to understand...considering God was the creator of LANGUAGE!

Why do we put people who are on drugs in jail? They're sick, they're not criminals. Sick people don't get healed in prison. You see? It makes no sense.

You think when Jesus comes back, he really wants to see a cross? That's like going up to Jackie Onassis with a rifle pendant on.

You watch the news these days? It's unbelievable. You think you just walk out your door, you're immediately gonna be raped by some crack-addicted, AIDS-infected pitbull.

England, where no one has guns: 14 deaths. United States...23,000 deaths from handguns. But - there's no connection.

Shut up! Go back to bed, America. Your government is in control. Here's Love Connection. Watch this and get fat and stupid.

The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love, instead, see all of us as one.

I love the Pope, I love seeing him in his Pope-Mobile, his three feet of bullet proof plexi-glass. That's faith in action folks! You know he's got God on his side.