Top 10 George Carlin Quotes

The Kennedy Center posthumously awarded this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to George Carlin. TIME takes a look at some of the legendary comedian's most memorable lines

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"You can prick your finger ... Just don't finger your prick." (explaining his "dirty words" list, 1972)

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