Bill Hicks
Bill Hicks
William Melvin "Bill" Hickswas an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and musician. His material, encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy, was controversial, and often steeped in dark comedy. He criticized consumerism, superficiality and banality within the media and popular culture, which he characterized as oppressive tools of the ruling class that keep people "stupid and apathetic"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth16 December 1961
CityValdosta, GA
CountryUnited States of America
I love talking about Kennedy assassination...a great archetypal example of how totalitarian government...sorry, wrong meeting.
The whole image is that eternal suffering awaits anyone who questions God's infinite love. That's the message we're brought up with, isn't it? Beleive or die! Thank you, forgiving Lord, for all those options.
I'm sorry if any of you are Catholic. I'm not sorry if you're offended, I'm actually just sorry by the fact that you're Catholic.
I believe the cost of life is Death and we will all pay that in full. Everything else should be a gift.
Speaking of Satan, I was watching Rush Limbaugh the other day.
Be yourself on stage. Nobody else can be you and you have the law of supply and demand covered.
Surgeon General's warning ought to read: Smoking has been determined t0 cause cancer, heart disease & rednecks with seniority.
So scary watching the news...Like Iraq...could ever under any stretch of the imagination be any threat to us whatsoever.
Do I have a message? Yes, I do. Here's my message: as scary as the world is - and it is - it is merely a ride...
Been on what I call my Flying Saucer Tour--appearing in small Southern towns--in front of handfuls of hillbillies.
God has this...hobby. He creates perfection. This world is not perfect. We have to learn to separate illusions from reality.
That's what I'm gonna do: quit gradually...I'm gonna lose one lung; little while later I'm gonna lose the other one.
You ever notice that everyone who believes in creationism looks really un-evolved?
And I'm not getting laid! What am I doing wrong?