Quote by Lenny Bruce
All my humor is based upon destruction and despair. If the whole w

All my humor is based upon destruction and despair. If the whole world were tranquil, without disease and violence, Id be standing on the breadline right in back of J. Edgar Hoover. – Lenny Bruce

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Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time, the public, the reviewers will allow you to satirize it. Which is rather ridiculous, when you think about it. – Lenny Bruce

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Satire
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Todays comedian has a cross to bear that he built himself. A comedian of the older generation did an act and he told the audience, This is my act. Todays comic is not doing an act. The audience assumes hes telling the truth. What is truth today may be a damn lie next week. – Lenny Bruce

Category:
Comedy
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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 didnt want to become a doctor, thats why we killed him. – Lenny Bruce

Category:
Christianity
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Humor
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They dont make you pay for the humor. Its up and down, but theyre trying to give you as many laughs as possible in 2 minutes. They are the most honest comedians ever. – Mike Judge

Category:
Humor

You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance. – W. Somerset Maugham

Category:
Humor

Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding. – Agnes Repplier

Category:
Humor

I failed to fulfill what should have been an interesting role. I couldnt take their formula and bring what I had, my humor, my ideas, and make it my own. – Dianne Wiest

Category:
Humor

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Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, This is a misfortune but To bear this worthily is good fortune. – Marcus Aurelius

Category:
Future

The best way to deal with that is to live in a fully conscious, compassionate, loving way. Dont wait until youre on your deathbed to recognize that this is the only way to live. – Morrie Schwartz

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best

True poetry is similar to certain pictures whose owner is unknown and which only a few initiated people know. – Eugenio Montale

Category:
Poetry

In my role as Wikileaks editor, Ive been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep our sources safe, we have had to spread assets, encrypt everything, and move telecommunications and people around the world to activate protective laws in different national jurisdictions. – Julian Assange

Category:
legal