20 Sam Kinison Quotes for You to Enjoy

Sam Kinison

American Comedian

Born: Dec 8, 1953

Died: Apr 10, 1992

Comedy Going Just Me People You

Related authors: George Carlin Groucho Marx Milton Berle Mitch Hedberg Robin Williams Rodney Dangerfield Steven Wright W. C. Fields

Rage only works if it is justified. That's the trick with rage. You gotta have a reason to be mad. Sam Kinison

You Rage Mad Trick Only Gotta Justified Reason Works

Every generation has someone who steps outside the norm and offers a voice for the unspeakable attitudes of that time. I represent everything that's supposed to be wrong, everything that's forbidden. Sam Kinison

Time Generation Every Everything Someone Voice Outside Wrong Unspeakable Steps Attitudes Supposed Forbidden Norm Offers Represent Who

My view of life is, 'If you're going to miss Heaven, why miss it by two inches? Miss it! Sam Kinison

Life You Miss Going Heaven View Inches Why Two

In the 1990s, it's OK to do comedy about the Chernobyl disaster or the Space Shuttle blowing up. It's acceptable to ridicule the Pope or the President of the United States, but God forbid you do a joke... about gays. The gay community is the last sacred cow in this society. Sam Kinison

God Gay You Comedy Space Joke Community Society President Gay Community Gays States OK About Sacred Disaster Forbid Acceptable Cow Up Blowing Space Shuttle Pope Ridicule United United States Last Shuttle

It was like going to church, except Ozzy Osbourne was there. Sam Kinison

Church Except Like Going Ozzy

Everything can be satirized. Sam Kinison

Everything

I have lived a carnal life. Sam Kinison

Life Carnal Lived

Real comedy doesn't just make people laugh and think, but makes them laugh and change. Sam Kinison

Change People Comedy Think Laugh Make Makes Real Just Them

I don't worry about terrorism. I was married for two years. Sam Kinison

Terrorism Worry Married About Years Two

You don't know what a rough crowd is. If all I have to do is go make people laugh, that's nothing. Let me tell you what a tough crowd is. A tough crowd is going to a morning service and you got six people there and you gotta pat your house payment. That's a tough crowd. Sam Kinison

Obviously I'm not a role model for impressionable youth. Sam Kinison

Youth Obviously Model Role Role Model

If I've learned one thing, it's 'don't tell the truth.' Lies keep you together. Sam Kinison

Truth You Together Tell One Thing Lies Learned Keep Thing

Society needs a couple of vents that say what you're not supposed to say. Sam Kinison

Needs You Society Say Supposed Couple

I'm not going to give up the shock part of my comedy. Sam Kinison

Comedy Give Part Up Shock Going

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