Real Time with Bill Maher (2003– )

Cornel West: Self, Self - Guest, Self - Panelist

Quotes 

• Bill Maher : New rule: the label on the pill bottle has to say exactly how many you need to kill yourself. On "60 Minutes", Bernie Madoff's wife Ruth says she and Bernie tried to kill themselves by swallowing a bunch of Ambien. May I make a suggestion? Swallow more.

  [groans and laughter] 

  Cornel West : Oh, dear. Oh, come on. Damn. Damn. That's a...

  Bill Maher : That you survived isn't a sign from God. It's a sign you need to up the dosage.

  [more groans] 

  Cornel West : No! No! No, we don't want the sister killing herself.

  Bill Maher : Every... everyone needs to calm the fuck down. It's a comedy show. If they're not booing me, you're not booing me. Shut the fuck, everybody. Shut the fuck up. Jesus Christ.

  [laughter] 

  Bill Maher : It's hard out here for a pimp.