"Does the brain control you or are you controlling the brain? I don't know if I'm in charge of mine."

Karl Pilkington Entertainment See all quotes by Karl Pilkington →

React to this quote

More by Karl Pilkington

See all

“I think some bacteria have better lives than that”

“If you had 5 photos of anuses, I could not point mine out”

“Now Hilda, she was your bog standard old woman.”

“You know that guy Richard Blackwood? He went in for a colonic, live TV. Never seen again.”

“Whats good with a holiday right.. say if you work in a factory from 8 in the morning till 8 at night, packin socks into a rubber bag right.. between 8 and.. what time did i say he finishes?”

“If you live in a glass house, don't be chucking stuff about. - Karl interprets the phrase Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.”

Resonant Thoughts

"Well, as a matter of fact, I've voted to kill Big Bird in the past. So, I have a record there that I have to disclose. That doesn't mean I don't like Big Bird. I mean, you can kill things and still li…"

— Rick Santorum

Politics1958

#knowledge

"The priest was nodding as he sang. I remembered his anger. I remembered when his companion said, “Bastards,” and I realized I didn’t know if she meant the godnappers, or the gods who’d let themselves …"

— China Miéville

Literature1972

#knowledge

"The reason that these freedoms were there is because they believed there was somebody who gave the inalienable rights. But if we have the view that the final reality is material or energy which has ex…"

— Francis Schaeffer

Philosophy1912–1984

#knowledge

"I received your favor. In reply I will say concerning the plates, I do say that the angel did show to me the plates containing the Book of Mormon. Further, the translation that I carried to Prof. Anth…"

— Martin Harris

Technology

#knowledge