Considering the fact that he was a staunch atheist, when I read:
>>>We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.<<<
I smelled bullshit immediately.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/paradox.asp
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George Carlin very emphatically denied he had had anything to do with "Paradox," a piece he referred to as "a sappy load of Sh1t," and posted his comments about being associated with this essay on his own web site.<<<