Lenny Bruce quotes

Lenny Bruce was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist known for his open, critical, and often controversial style. His groundbreaking performances challenged social norms and censorship in the United States. He became a symbol of free speech and a major influence on modern comedy. Here are 57 of his quotes:

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)
Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God. View quote
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The role of a comedian is to make the audience laugh, at a minimum of once every fifteen seconds. View quote
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In the Halls of Justice, the only justice is in the halls. View quote
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I'm not a comedian. I'm Lenny Bruce. View quote
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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. View quote
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Liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them. View quote
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When you are eight years old, nothing is any of your business. View quote
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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. View quote
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If you live in New York, even if you're Catholic, you're Jewish. View quote
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Let me tell you the truth. The truth is what is, and what should be is a fantasy. A terrible, terrible lie that someone gave to the people long ago. (Lenny Bruce)
I want to perform an unnatural act. View quote
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There are never enough I Love You's. View quote
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Life is a four-letter word. View quote
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Communism is like one big phone company. View quote
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If I get busted in New York, the freest city in the world, that will be the end of my career. View quote
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If something about the human body disgusts you, the fault lies with the manufacturer. View quote
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Miami Beach is where neon goes to die. View quote
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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. View quote
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Freedom of speech is a two way street, man. You have the right to say whatever you want and the Boss has a right to tell the police to arrest you. View quote
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I am influenced by every second of my waking hour. (Lenny Bruce)
A Jew, in the dictionary, is one who is descended from the ancient tribes of Judea, or one who is regarded as a descendant from that tribe. That's what it says in the dictionary, but you and I know what a Jew is: One Who Killed Our Lord... there should be a statute of limitations for that crime. in Lenny Bruce Without Tears 1972. View quote
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I'm not a comedian. And I'm not sick. The world is sick, and I'm the doctor. I'm a surgeon with a scalpel for false values. View quote
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I'll die young, but it's like kissing God. View quote
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If you can take the hot lead enema, then you can cast the first stone. View quote
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