1,059 Quotes by Dave Barry

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    It’s a real smug self-righteous punk kid saying nobody has the right to tell him what to do and how dare you put a sign up saying that I can’t go on your property?

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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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    The old system of having a baby was much better than the new system, the old system being characterized by the fact that the man didn’t have to watch.

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    The population of earth has reached 7 billion people, every single one of whom send you irritating emails to join something called “LinkedIn.”

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    There comes a time in a man’s life when he hears the call of the sea. If the man has a brain in his head, he will hang up the phone immediately.

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    What was life like in the colonies? Probably the best word to describe it would be “colonial”.

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    Those who can’t laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

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    I’ve never been struck by lightning as far as I know, so the Higher Power is treating me as well as even those people who love him very much.

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    Sailboats are the slowest form of transportation on Earth with the possible exeption of airline flights that go through O’Hare.

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