Lewis Black Quotes & Sayings (Page 11)

“It's a privilege to pay taxes. Yeah! It's not a political question, folks. We have to pay for stuff.”

“Most of the longer-term relationships I've known have been gay relationships. They seem to be able to hang out longer.”

“One of the interesting things about comedy is it's tension release, and nothing creates tension faster than anger.”

“Parenting isn't just parenting your own child.”

“Political audiences are not fun.”

“The whole Valentine's thing is fine, but you don't back it up right next to the biggest gift-giving holiday of the year. Unbelievable. And we find it acceptable.”

“I do the same gig. I might change it a little; I might slow it down if I'm in the South. I talk fast, and they're not used to people talking that fast.”

“I started playing golf when I was a kid, because across the street from where we lived there was a little nine-hole golf course where my father worked.”

“What I've found in my career is that 70 to 75 percent of comics are nice and have some sense of social skills, but there are those who end up in comedy because they don't know how to socialize. I don't want to deal with that group.”

“I don't buy the 'at 60 it's great to have kids' thing. I don't buy the line that has been thrown down - 'You can have a kid at any time.' That doesn't mean you should.”