163 Quotes by Lenny Bruce

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    When homosexuals were repressed, you got Tennessee Williams. Today's tolerance got you Hilton Perez.

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    I was a Jew talking about Goyim religion. If I had just stuck to Moses, everything would have been cool. But, copping to being part of the whole Christ murder conspiracy got everyone goose-stepping again.

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    You got to pay your dues to get the joke. Besides, laughter is cheap and very portable. If there's a pogrom, or they're blaming you for the plague, nothing is easier to pack than a sense of humor.

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    I've talked to biblical cats, and Neanderthals who been here since day one. No one here has even seen the Big Boss. Ever.

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    Children ought to watch pornographic movies: it's healthier than learning about sex from Hollywood.

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    You put a guy on a desert island, he'll do it to mud, a chicken, a barrel, anything, a knothole.

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    I've been accused of bad taste, and I'll go down to my grave accused of it and always by the same people, the ones who eat in restaurants that reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.

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    I credit the motion picture industry as the strongest environmental factor in molding the children of my day.

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