"You know when they have a fishing show on TV? They catch the fish and then let it go. They don't want to eat the fish, they just want to make it late for something."
Quotes by Mitch Hedberg
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Mitch Hedberg quotes on Food
View all Food quotes →"Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."
"I drank some boiling water because I wanted to whistle."
"My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them."
Mitch Hedberg quotes on Action
View all Action quotes →"I'd like to get four people who do cart wheels very good, and make a cart."
"I don't have a girlfriend. But I do know a woman who'd be mad at me for saying that."
"I was at this casino minding my own business, and this guy came up to me and said, 'You're gonna have to move, you're blocking a fire exit.' As though if there was a fire, I wasn't gonna run. If you're flammible and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit."
Mitch Hedberg quotes on Experience
View all Experience quotes →"An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience."
"I recently took up ice sculpting. Last night I made an ice cube. This morning I made 12, I was prolific."
"A waffle is like a pancake with a syrup trap."
Mitch Hedberg quotes on Truth
View all Truth quotes →"Wearing a turtleneck is like being strangled by a really weak guy, all day. Wearing a backpack and a turtleneck is like a weak midget trying to bring you down."
"Is a hippopotamus a hippopotamus, or just a really cool Opotamus?"
"I know a lot about cars, man. I can look at any car's headlights and tell you exactly which way it's coming."
Mitch Hedberg quotes on Time
View all Time quotes →"Y'know, you can't please all the people all the time... and last night, all those people were at my show."
"Every time I go and shave, I assume there's someone else on the planet shaving. So I say, 'I'm gonna go shave, too.'"
"I like refried beans. That's why I wanna try fried beans, because maybe they're just as good and we're just wasting time. You don't have to fry them again after all."
Mitch Hedberg quotes on Life
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View all Humor quotes →Mitch Hedberg quotes on Ambition
View all Ambition quotes →"I would imagine that if you could understand Morse code, a tap dancer would drive you crazy."
Mitch Hedberg quotes on Fashion
View all Fashion quotes →"I wear a necklace, cause I wanna know when I'm upside down."
Mitch Hedberg quotes on Architecture
View all Architecture quotes →"The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall."
Mitch Hedberg quotes on Animals
View all Animals quotes →"People teach their dogs to sit; it's a trick. I've been sitting my whole life, and a dog has never looked at me as though he thought I was tricky."
Mitch Hedberg quotes on Anger
View all Anger quotes →"I want to get a vending machine, with fun sized candy bars, and the glass in front is a magnifying glass. You'll be mad, but it will be too late."
Mitch Hedberg quotes on Dreams
View all Dreams quotes →"I wish my name was Brian because maybe sometimes people would misspell my name and call me Brain. That's like a free compliment and you don't even gotta be smart to notice it."
Mitch Hedberg quotes on Courage
View all Courage quotes →"My belt holds my pants up, but the belt loops hold my belt up. I don't really know what's happening down there. Who is the real hero?"
Mitch Hedberg quotes on Beauty
View all Beauty quotes →"I had a stick of CareFree gum, but it didn't work. I felt pretty good while I was blowing that bubble, but as soon as the gum lost its flavor, I was back to pondering my mortality."
Mitch Hedberg quotes on Health
View all Health quotes →"I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're goin', and hook up with them later."
Mitch Hedberg quotes on Money
View all Money quotes →"I wanted to buy a candle holder, but the store didn't have one. So I got a cake."
Mitch Hedberg quotes on Art
View all Art quotes →"If my kid couldn't draw I'd make sure that my kitchen magnets didn't work."
Mitch Hedberg quotes on Love
View all Love quotes →"I love blackjack. But I'm not addicted to gambling. I'm addicted to sitting in a semi circle."