George Carlin

"SOMETIMES PEOPLE SAY, 'DO I TRY TO MAKE AUDIENCES THINK?' I SAY: 'NO NO NO,' BECAUSE THAT REALLY WOULD BE THE KISS OF DEATH," CARLIN SAID IN HIS FINAL INTERVIEW BEFORE HIS DEATH IN 2008. "BUT WHAT I WANT THEM TO KNOW IS THAT I’M THINKING. IT’S PART OF THAT SHOWOFF AND DROPOUT SYNDROME. I THINK I NEED TO SHOW THEM THAT I HAVE BROUGHT MYSELF TO A CLEVERER, SMARTER SPOT THAN THEY HAVE."; AND YET, MOST FOLKS WOULDN'T RECOGNIZE WIT AND INTELLECT IF IT SPENT HALF A CENTURY PARADING ITSELF AROUND IN FRONT OF THEM