George Carlin Quotes
Cocaine was different. It kept saying, "You haven't had enough." I became an abuser almost instantly.
Carlin, George, and Tony Hendra. Last Words. Free Press, 2009.
It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict. It is the need to escape from a harsh reality.
She was the first Black woman to be elected to Congress and was the first Black woman to actively campaign for the Presidency
Describing his congressional colleagues use of the free mail privilege:
The congressman had been addicted to alcohol, illicit and prescription drugs. Only in the latter part of the 20th century did we learn that addiction was a diseases—a brain disorder.
George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, and author. Regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comics of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of counterculture comedians". He was known for his dark comedy and reflections on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and taboo subjects. His "seven dirty words" routine was central to the 1978 United States Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a 5–4 decision affirmed the government's power to censor indecent material on the public airwaves.
