Life is a near-death experience.
George CarlinRead
I knew a transsexual guy whose only ambition is to eat, drink, and be Mary.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote humorously points to the simple desires of life while referencing a famous phrase about enjoying life.
In this quote, George Carlin humorously shares about an individual whose aspirations are straightforward and uncomplicated—focusing on basic pleasures such as eating and drinking. The phrase 'be Mary' plays on the famous expression 'eat, drink, and be merry,' which suggests a life of enjoyment and contentment, possibly hinting at the absurdity of overcomplicating ambitions in life.
Themes
HumorLifeEnjoymentAmbitionPlain Pleasures
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a comedy routine to highlight the absurdity of ambition.
More from George Carlin
All quotes →Here’s a bumper sticker I’d like to see: “We are the proud parents of a child who’s self-esteem is sufficient that he doesn’t need us promoting his minor scholastic achievements on the back of our car."
George CarlinRead
If you've got a cat and a leg, you've got a happy cat. If you've got a cat and two legs, you've got a party.
George CarlinRead
This is a lttle prayer dedicated to the separation of church and state. I guess if they are going to force those kids to pray in schools they might as well have a nice prayer like this: Our Father who art in heaven, and to the republic for which it stands, thy kingdom come, one nation indivisible as in heaven, give us this day as we forgive those who so proudly we hail. Crown thy good into temptation but deliver us from the twilight's last gleaming. Amen and Awomen.
George CarlinRead
Some people try to get out of jury duty by lying. You don't have to lie. Tell the judge the truth. Tell him you'd make a terrific juror because you can spot guilty people.
George CarlinRead
Intelligence tests are biased toward the literate.
George CarlinRead
Similar quotes
I like to do my principal research in bars, where people are more likely to tell the truth or, at least, lie less convincingly than they do in briefings and books.
P. J. O'RourkeRead
I've retired a couple of times. It's great, because you can just say, 'Oh, I'm sorry. I'm retired.'
Bill MurrayRead
Only in comedy, by the way, does an obedient white girl from the suburbs count as diversity.
Tina FeyRead
HAND, n. A singular instrument worn at the end of the human arm and commonly thrust into somebody's pocket.
Ambrose BierceRead
Anyway, it's like with bikes,' said the first speaker authoritatively. 'I thought I was going to get this bike with seven gears and one of them razorblade saddles and purple paint and everything, and they gave me this light blue one. With a basket. A girl's bike.' 'Well. You're a girl,' said one of the others. 'That's sexism, that is. Going around giving people girly presents just because they're a girl.
Terry PratchettRead
I try and write satire that's well-intentioned. But those intentions have to be hidden. It can't be completely clear, and that's what makes it comedy.
Bo BurnhamRead