Life is not measured by the breathes you... by George Carlin | We Heart Quotes

comedian Stand-up satirist Counterculture Iconoclast

Life is not measured by the breathes you take, but by the moments that take your breathe away.

- George Carlin

Other quotes by George Carlin

Eating Feeling

You know an odd feeling? Sitting on the toilet eating a chocolate candy bar.

- George Carlin

Weather

Weather forecast for tonight: dark.

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You know the good part about all those executions in Texas? Fewer Texans.

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Religion Mind

Religion is just mind control.

- George Carlin

Everyone smiles in the same language.

- George Carlin

Example Fact Right

Dusting is a good example of the futility of trying to put things right. As soon as you dust, the fact of your next dusting has already been established.

- George Carlin

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