Bill Hicks
William Melvin Hicks was an American stand-up comedian and satirist. His material— encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy— was controversial and often steeped in dark comedy.
Background
- Born in
- Valdosta
- Educated at
- University of HoustonStratford High School
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"Now we have women priests. What do y’all think of that? Women priests? Yeah. I think it’s fine, women priests, you know. So what? Now we got priests of both sexes I don’t listen to."
"Speaking of Satan, I was watching Rush Limbaugh the other day. Doesn't Rush Limbaugh remind you of one of those gay guys that like to lie in a tub while other guys pee on him?"
"Folks, it's time to evolve. That's why we're troubled. You know why our institutions are failing us, the church, the state, everything's failing? It's because, um – they're no longer relevant. We're s…"
"Here's how I feel about gays in the military: Anyone dumb enough to want to be in the military should be allowed in. End of fucking story. That should be the only requirement. I don't care how many pu…"
"You know we armed Iraq. I wondered about that too, you know. During the Persian Gulf war, those intelligence reports would come out: "Iraq: incredible weapons – incredible weapons." "How do you know t…"
"People tell me, 'Bill, let it go. The Kennedy assassination was years ago. It was just the assassination of a President and the hijacking of our government by a totalitarian regime — who cares? Just l…"
Works & Publications
No works or publications documented yet.
Timeline
1940
Born
Birth1994
Died
Death
Influenced By
Thinkers whose ideas shaped Bill's philosophy

Influenced
Thinkers whose work was shaped by Bill's ideas
Source Attribution
Information about Bill Hicks is sourced from curated knowledge bases and cross-referenced for accuracy. Influence relationships are scored by thematic overlap and historical plausibility.

