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Our next Cold War ought to be with ourselves...After all, who poses the biggest danger to the American environment? We do.

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Bill Hicks
Age: 32 †
Born: 1961
Born: December 16
Died: 1994
Died: February 26
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We'll see who believes in me now. I am the Prankster God - I am killing me!
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People say to me, Hey, Bill, the war made us feel better about ourselves. Really? What kind of people are these with such low self-esteem that they need a war to feel better about themselves? May I suggest, instead of a war to feel better about yourself, perhaps... sit-ups? Maybe a fruit cup? Eight glasses of water a day?
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This is where we are at right now, as a whole. No one is left out of the loop. We are experiencing a reality based on a thin veneer of lies and illusions. A world where greed is our God and wisdom is sin, where division is key and unity is fantasy, where the ego-driven cleverness of the mind is praised, rather than the intelligence of the heart.
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We're supposed to keep evolving. Evolution did not end with us growing opposable thumbs. You do know that, right?
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I left in love, in laughter, and in truth, and wherever truth, love and laughter abide, I am there in spirit.
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I am a misanthropic humanist... Do I like people? They're great, IN THEORY.
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I'm an American who loves an America which doesn't exist, which is a land of freedom and free ideas.
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It's an insane world, and I'm proud to be a part of it.
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While I've found many of the religious shows I've viewed over the years not to be to my liking, or in line with my own beliefs, I've never considered it my place to exert any greater type of censorship than changing the channel, or better yet - turning off the TV completely.
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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.
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