93 Quotes by Pat Paulsen


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    I think I’d make a pretty good president, and they have a great pension plan.

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    I think we should just tip the government if it does a good job. Fifteen percent is the standard tip, isn’t it?

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    I like to pour my wines for people. I watch their eyes, I can see what they’ll like. Most people say they don’t like dry wine because they haven’t had a dry wine that’s clean and fruity, instead of a big, oaky thing.

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    We’ve got to step up our conservation efforts before it’s too late. We’re not protecting our lands and natural resources. Take the Grand Canyon for example; I’m sure that at one time it was a beautiful piece of land, and just look at the way we’ve let it go.

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    You have to understand, I can’t do any jokes about Ross Perot, because the last thing I need right now is another credit check.

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    I came down to Orange because I sold the Smothers Brothers a song called ‘Chocolate,’ and that gave me enough money to move down here. I was washing windows down in Orange County when they called me up and said they wanted me to do their TV show.

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    I’ve been on the campaign trail so long, some of my wine has turned to vinegar.

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    Now that my wine has been served in the White House, why not me? Who could talk to farmers better than I? Somebody even asked me the other day if I had anything in my platform about taxes. ‘Hell yes,’ I said. ‘Great state. But I wouldn’t want to live there.’

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