"I always knew I could hold people's..." - Quote by George Carlin
I always knew I could hold people's attention and make them laugh every 30 or 40 seconds, and I got approval and attention for that, so the behavior was reinforced. Later, that became an important skill on the street corner.
More by George Carlin
“I was looking in the mirror the other day and I realized I haven't changed much since I was in my twenties. The only difference is I look a whole lot older now.”
“When I first heard the song Don't worry - be happy I realized it was exactly the kind of mindless philosophy that Americans would respond to. It would make a great national anthem along with Me first.”
“I'm offering a special prize for the first Buick on the moon.”
More on Performance
“I never performed on drugs. That'd be stupid. It's the same thing with athletes. They can't perform when they have cocaine problems.”
“Expose foes wit my hocus pocus flows, they froze now suckas idolize my chosen blows”
“People look at me as some bruiser, but I want to entertain people. I want people to applaud. I want to be the cause of people being happy, their emotions changing, to tell me I did a good performance.”