Coluche Quotes

Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci , better known under his stage name Coluche , was a French comedian and actor famous for his irreverent sense of humor.

Colucci adopted Coluche as a stage name at age 26, when he began his entertainment career. He became known for his irreverent attitude towards politics and the establishment, and he incorporated this into much of his material. He was one of the first major comedians to regularly use profanities as a source of humor on French television. Wikipedia  

✵ 28. October 1944 – 19. June 1986
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Famous Coluche Quotes

“Where the Gestapo had the means to make you talk, today's politicians have the means to keep us quiet.”

Si la Gestapo avait les moyens de vous faire parler, les politiciens d’aujourd’hui ont les moyens de vous faire taire.
[Coluche, Les discours en disent long, Coluche : l’intégrale, 6, Sony Music, 1996]

“Psychiatrists are very effective. Before, I used to pee in my bed and was very ashamed of it. After seeing a psychiatrist I got better. Now, I pee in my bed but I am proud of it.”

Les psychiatres sont très efficaces. Avant, je pissais au lit et j'avais honte. J'ai été voir un psychiatre et ça va mieux. Maintenant, je pisse au lit mais je suis fier.
[Coluche, Médecins sans diplômes, Coluche : l’intégrale, 6, Sony Music, 1996]

“Communism is one of the few grave diseases we didn't try on animals first.”

Le communisme, c'est une des seules maladies graves qu'on n'a pas expérimenté d'abord sur des animaux.
[Coluche, PC-CGT, Coluche : l'intégrale, 6, Sony Music, 1996]

“Do you know what a Polish sandwich is? It's one coupon for ham between two coupons for bread.”

Tu sais ce que c'est qu'un sandwich polonais ? c'est deux ticket de pain avec un ticket de jambon au milieu.
[Coluche, PC-CGT, Président - Live, Sony Music Media, 2002]

“Capitalism is man exploiting man. Socialism is just the opposite.”

Le capitalisme, c'est l'exploitation de l'homme par l'homme. Le communisme, c'est le contraire !
[Coluche, Les syndicats et le délégué, Coluche : l’intégrale, 3, Carrère, 1989]
Compare Len Deighton, Funeral in Berlin (1964): "Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man. Yes? Well socialism is exactly the reverse."

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