Neal Brennan Quotes

I think controversy is an interesting thing in that it usually goes hand in hand with starting conversations that surround taboo or under-discussed topics that need to be discussed and need to be less in the shadows, in my opinion.

The cartoons which I enjoy have caused some kind of out rage, but they have got people talking about these issues out in the open and in essence that's what its all about.

I learned early on, stay away from politics, stay away from religion and don't talk about sports. Those three right there will get you in trouble.

It is our job to ask the questions that make everybody uncomfortable.

I like talking about things that are taboo, because it makes them not taboo anymore.

One of the things a writer is for is to say the unsayable, speak the unspeakable and ask difficult questions.

As far as I'm concerned, there is no subject that's off the table.

When you start talking about abortion and gay rights, people take that seriously and they're passionate about it - on both sides.

There needs to be a place in the church or just outside - there needs to be a place where people feel free to ask questions without being put upon, where they feel free to ask difficult, challenging questions to voice their skepticism.

It's much easier to make jokes about sensitive issues if there is some dissent, some conflict.

Society needs a couple of vents that say what you're not supposed to say.

That's what I love about the Internet. Even if it's small-scale and you're just posting on a forum, that's an uncensored expression. That's what I love.

We have more voices from more points of view on the C-SPAN call-in show than I've heard anywhere else. You can literally tune us in every day and hear it all. You can't control it, and you shouldn't control it.

Most people don't want to talk about politics and religion. They say, 'Let's talk about something else.'

I've always been interested in exploring difficult subjects for the mainstream.

I think Stieg Larsson was pretty brave. He wanted to bring up things that we don't like to talk about, or like to ignore.

Exposing any subject that is unpleasant or controversial means risking judgment and making some people feel uncomfortable.

People are going to say what they want to say.

They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus, that means guns, sex, lies, video tapes, but if I talk about God my record won't get played Huh?

Don’t let religious authorities decide what can or can't be published, …. free speech is vital for democracy, for social change, for the possibility of challenging what has been laid down by established authorities…. freedom only for those who do not offend, annoy, and irritate entrenched authorities - is no freedom at all.

I am not so much concerned with the right of everyone to say anything he pleases as I am about our need as a self-governing people to hear everything relevant

There is no policy too sensitive to question, and no subject so taboo that you cannot even mention it

I want to talk about the things that people don't think you're allowed to talk about.

One of the missions of 'The Nightly Show' was to have a conversation with America in a sense, and talk about the things that people didn't want to talk about it.

What makes me vulnerable is speaking up about topics that may be controversial to others.