I was not born in a vacuum. Every though... by Lenny Bruce | We Heart Quotes

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I was not born in a vacuum. Every thought I have belongs to someone else.

- Lenny Bruce

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I don't read enough books, so I guess I'm pretty shallow. I'm a lot into the physical. With me, first attraction is never intellectual.

- Lenny Bruce

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.

- Lenny Bruce

If there was absolute freedom, people would run over babies and charge admission

- Lenny Bruce

People

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.

- Lenny Bruce

First

If you can take the hot lead enema, then you can cast the first stone.

- Lenny Bruce

Anyone who does anything for pleasure to indulge his selfish soul will surely burn in Hell.

- Lenny Bruce

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