Jim Goad Quotes

James Thaddeus "Jim" Goad is an American author and publisher. Goad co-authored and published the cult zine ANSWER Me! and The Redneck Manifesto. Known for his controversial political and socially charged viewpoints, Goad's work has been described as "compelling", "brutally honest" and "original" by author Chuck Palahniuk. Comedian Patton Oswalt cites Goad's writing as an influence.

✵ 12. June 1961
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Famous Jim Goad Quotes

“Jesus is dead. Moses is dead. Mohammed is dead. Buddha, deceased. Every one of these know-it-alls has turned to dust. That should be enough commentary on whether they were the final word on anything.”

The Redneck Manifesto: How Hillbillies, Hicks and White Trash Became America's Scapegoats (Simon & Schuster, 1997)

“Written history, like the missionary position, is an act executed from the top looking down.”

The Redneck Manifesto: How Hillbillies, Hicks and White Trash Became America's Scapegoats (Simon & Schuster, 1997)

“Place something good in front of me, and I'll smash it to pieces.”

Shit Magnet: One Man's Miraculous Ability to Absorb the World's Guilt (Feral House, 2002)

“Now I know why women have a hole between their legs. That's where they hide all their problems.”

Shit Magnet: One Man's Miraculous Ability to Absorb the World's Guilt (Feral House, 2002)

“All the holy scriptures of all the world's major religions are nonsense.”

The Redneck Manifesto: How Hillbillies, Hicks and White Trash Became America's Scapegoats (Simon & Schuster, 1997)

Jim Goad Quotes

“Everybody says I'm a bad kid, so I guess I am.”

Shit Magnet: One Man's Miraculous Ability to Absorb the World's Guilt (Feral House, 2002)

“Life grows short. Have you done everything you wanted to do, or have you played it safe?”

Shit Magnet: One Man's Miraculous Ability to Absorb the World's Guilt (Feral House, 2002)

“I can’t appreciate someone else’s history if I’m forced to reject and feel ashamed about mine.”

The Redneck Manifesto: How Hillbillies, Hicks and White Trash Became America's Scapegoats (Simon & Schuster, 1997)

“Some would like to pretend that violence is unnatural. Idiots.”

Shit Magnet: One Man's Miraculous Ability to Absorb the World's Guilt (Feral House, 2002)

“Roaches. If you see one of them, there's fifty thousand more where that came from.”

Shit Magnet: One Man's Miraculous Ability to Absorb the World's Guilt (Feral House, 2002)

“Racial struggles are never purely racial.”

The Redneck Manifesto: How Hillbillies, Hicks and White Trash Became America's Scapegoats (Simon & Schuster, 1997)

“If you don't take risks, you're already dead.”

Shit Magnet: One Man's Miraculous Ability to Absorb the World's Guilt (Feral House, 2002)

“Even though tax protest is portrayed as extremism, most Americans probably cheat on their tax reports.”

The Redneck Manifesto: How Hillbillies, Hicks and White Trash Became America's Scapegoats (Simon & Schuster, 1997)

“Crank is to coffee what sexual homicide is to a goodnight kiss.”

The Redneck Manifesto: How Hillbillies, Hicks and White Trash Became America's Scapegoats (Simon & Schuster, 1997)

“I never wanted an easy life.”

Shit Magnet: One Man's Miraculous Ability to Absorb the World's Guilt (Feral House, 2002)

“Shit can be used as fertilizer.”

Shit Magnet: One Man's Miraculous Ability to Absorb the World's Guilt (Feral House, 2002)

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