10 George Carlin Sayings

We've lost a comedy legend. George Carlin died of heart failure this year. He was 71. He loved playing with words. It was his legacy. You heard it on his albums, saw him perform them on his HBO concerts and read them in his countless books. Here are ten of my favorite George Carlin sayings:

1. When someone asks you, "A penny for your thoughts," and you put your two cents in, what happens to the other penny?

2. Weather forecast for tonight: dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning.

3. People who see life as anything more than pure entertainment are missing the point.

4. The future ain't what it used to be.

5. If a safe is unlocked, is it still a safe?

6. The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."

7. It's never just a game when you're winning.

8. Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.

9. I had no shoes and felt sorry for myself until I met a man with no feet. I took his shoes. Now I feel even better.

10.I don't own any stocks or bonds. All my money is tied up in debt.

George Carlin was always pushing the comedy envelope and now he's gone. I'll bet there's going to be one heck of a concert tonight when he headlines with Rodney Dangerfield and Sam Kinnison. George, you will be missed.