Dave Barry's Quotes

Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business.

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Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.

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The Internet is the most important single development in the history of human communication since the invention of call waiting.

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The simple truth is that balding African-American men look cool when they shave their heads, whereas balding white men look like giant thumbs.

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The Internet: transforming society and shaping the future through chat.

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I am not the only person who uses his computer mainly for the purpose of diddling with his computer.

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As a child, I was more afraid of tetanus shots than, for example, Dracula.

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Hobbies of any kind are boring except to people who have the same hobby. This is also true of religion, although you will not find me saying so in print.

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The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic background, is that we all believe we are above-average drivers.

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I would not know how I am supposed to feel about many stories if not for the fact that the TV news personalities make sad faces for sad stories and happy faces for happy stories.

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What I look forward to is continued immaturity followed by death.

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The world is full of strange phenomena that cannot be explained by the laws of logic or science. Dennis Rodman is only one example.

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Bill Gates is a very rich man today... and do you want to know why? The answer is one word: versions.

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It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent.

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The only kind of seafood I trust is the fish stick, a totally featureless fish that doesn't have eyeballs or fins.

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Never assume that the guy understands that you and he have a relationship.

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Your modern teenager is not about to listen to advice from an old person, defined as a person who remembers when there was no Velcro.

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We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail.

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It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb cholesterol if you take it from another person's plate.

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The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl.

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Newspaper readership is declining like crazy. In fact, there's a good chance that nobody is reading my column.

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Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face.

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The problem with winter sports is that - follow me closely here - they generally take place in winter.

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Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.

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Eating rice cakes is like chewing on a foam coffee cup, only less filling.

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