Lenny Bruce - People Quotes

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The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them.

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Every day, people are straying away from the church and going back to God.

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A lot of people say to me, 'Why did you kill Christ?' 'I dunno... it was one of those parties, got out of hand, you know.' We killed him because he didn't want to become a doctor, that's why we killed him.

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Let me tell you the truth: The truth is what is. And what should be is a fantasy a terrible, terrible lie that someone gave the people long ago.

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The 'what should be' never did exist, but people keep trying to live up to it. There is no 'what should be,' there is only what is.

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People should be taught what is, not what should be. All my humor is based on destruction and despair. If the whole world were tranquil, without disease and violence, I'd be standing in the breadline.

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Wouldn't it be nice if all the people who are lonesome could live in one big dormitory, sleep in beds next to each other, talk, laugh, and keep the lights on as long as they want to?

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