21 Quotes & Sayings By Lenny Bruce

Lenny Bruce was a popular American stand-up comedian and a major figure in the development of modern American comedy. He was also a writer, satirist, social critic, and performance artist. Bruce's routines were controversial from the start, drawing on the subversive humor of his mentor, the late George Jessel. In 1964 he got his first taste of controversy when the U.S Read more

Supreme Court ruled that his routine "The Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" violated obscenity laws.

There are never enough 'I love you's.
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There are never enough 'I love you's. Lenny Bruce
Every day people are straying away from the church and...
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Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God. Lenny Bruce
Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time,...
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Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time, the public, the reviewers will allow you to satirize it. Which is rather ridiculous, when you think about it. Lenny Bruce
If Jesus had been killed twenty years ago, Catholic school...
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If Jesus had been killed twenty years ago, Catholic school children would be wearing little electric chairs around their necks instead of crosses. Lenny Bruce
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The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can't fake it...try to fake three laughs in an hour -- ha ha ha ha ha -- they'll take you away, man. You can't. Lenny Bruce
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The 'what should be' never did exist, but people keep trying to live up to it. There is no 'what should be, ' there is only what is. Lenny Bruce
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If you can't say "Fuck" you can't say, "Fuck the government. Lenny Bruce
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I won't say ours was a tough school, but we had our own coroner. We used to write essays like "What I'm Going to be If I Grow Up Lenny Bruce
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(On his addiction to opiods): I'll die young, but it's like kissing God. Lenny Bruce
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If you live in New York, even if you're Catholic, you're Jewish Lenny Bruce
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The whole motivation for any performer is 'Look at me Ma.' Lenny Bruce
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I won't say ours was a tough school but we had our own coroner. We used to write essays like "What I'm Going to Be if I Grow Up." Lenny Bruce
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The role of a comedian is to make the audience laugh at a minimum of once every fifteen seconds. Lenny Bruce
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All my humor is based on destruction and despair. If the whole world were tranquil, without disease and violence, I'd be standing in the bread line - right in back of J. Edgar Hoover. Lenny Bruce
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There are never enough I Love You's. Lenny Bruce
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Miami Beach is where neon goes to die. Lenny Bruce
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When you're eight years old nothing is your business. Lenny Bruce
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Communism is like one big phone company. Lenny Bruce
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The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can't fake it... try to fake three laughs in an hour - ha ha ha ha ha - they'll take you away, man. You can't. Lenny Bruce
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In the Halls of Justice the only justice is in the halls. Lenny Bruce