The question is, why are politicians so eager to be president? What is it about the job that makes it worth revealing, on national television, that you have the ethical standards of a slime-coated piece of industrial waste?

Quote by Dave Barry

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Sharks are as tough as those football fans who take their shirts off during games...

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For me, the worst part of playing golf, by far, has always been hitting the...

Guys are simple... women are not simple and they always assume that men must be...

Guys are simple... women are not simple and they always assume that men must be...

Fishing is boring, unless you catch an actual fish, and then it is disgusting.

Fishing is boring, unless you catch an actual fish, and then it is disgusting.

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Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite...

It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb cholesterol if you take...

It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb cholesterol if you take...

Software is usually accompanied by documentation in the form of big fat scary manuals that...

Software is usually accompanied by documentation in the form of big fat scary manuals that...

Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night

Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night

I have always dressed according to certain Basic Guy Fashion Rules,including:* Both of your socks...

I have always dressed according to certain Basic Guy Fashion Rules,including:* Both of your socks...

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Your modern teenager is not about to listen to advice from an old person, defined...

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Buying the right computer and getting it to work properly is no more complicated than...

You can only be young once. But you can always be immature.

You can only be young once. But you can always be immature.

I have been a gigantic Rolling Stones fan since approximately the Spanish-American War.

I have been a gigantic Rolling Stones fan since approximately the Spanish-American War.

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We idolized the Beatles, except for those of us who idolized the Rolling Stones, who...

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It is a well-documented fact that guys will not ask for directions. This is a...

I argue very well. Ask any of my remaining friends. I can win an argument...

I argue very well. Ask any of my remaining friends. I can win an argument...

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If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's...

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Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

I want to use television not only to entertain, but to help people lead better...

I want to use television not only to entertain, but to help people lead better...

TV is chewing gum for the eyes.

TV is chewing gum for the eyes.