# People You Want To Thank - But Can't **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 17, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-want-to-thank-but-cant/746312 "2016-02-17T02:35:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4af34b/32.png) [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-want-to-thank-but-cant/746312/1 "2016-02-17T02:35:12Z")
George Orwell - You died before I was born but you have informed my worldview more than anyone but my Dad. George Carlin - You taught me that a truth told that brings a laugh works much better than a truth told stone cold. Leonard Cohen - No other writer has made me say “Fuck you!” more often than you. So many lines of yours I read or hear and know that I’ll never come up with their equal. Henry Rollins - “I Know You” was one of the most meaningful things I ever heard in high-school. I’ve followed your spoken word stuff since and, next to Carlin, it has provided the best mix of insight, poignancy, truth and laughs. Kris Kristofferson - Next to Leonard Cohen I consider you the most brilliant lyricist there is. Your songs were the soundtrack of my childhood and they will be the soundtrack of my kids’ childhood - next to whatever schlock is popular at the moment. Frank Herbert - You taught me politics Robert A. Heinlein - You taught me religion - in fact you turned me Christian - and the proper perspective on it. I love and thank you all! Zeke