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" A gun is a necessity. Who knows if you're walking down a street and you spot a moose? "
Pat Paulsen
You
Street
Down
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" All the problems we face in the United States today can be traced to an unenlightened immigration policy on the part of the American Indian. "
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Today
Problems
Policy
" The federal government spends millions to run the Postal Service. I could lose your mail for half of that. "
Pat Paulsen
Government
Lose
Postal
" 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.' "
Pat Paulsen
Day
Great
Wine
" Having a comic in the White House will assure stability in foreign relations. The world will continue to respond to foreign initiatives by saying, 'You must be joking.' "
Pat Paulsen
World
Will
White
" People come up to me in bars and on street corners and they say to me, 'Hey, Paulsen, have you got any change?' "
Pat Paulsen
You
Change
Say
" If you're old enough to be arrested, you're old enough to carry a gun. "
Pat Paulsen
Old Enough
Gun
Enough
" Deep down, I happen to be very shallow. "
Pat Paulsen
Down
Very
Shallow
" You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can only make a monkey out of the voters every four years! "
Pat Paulsen
You
Years
Time
" So I got into growing grapes, not realizing that there was a heck of a lot more to it than meets the eye. "
Pat Paulsen
Got
Than
More
" 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. "
Pat Paulsen
Understand
You
Credit
" We have nothing to fear but fear itself... and, of course, the boogieman. "
Pat Paulsen
Course
Itself
Nothing
" In America, any boy can grow up to become president. Or, if he never grows up, vice president. "
Pat Paulsen
Never
America
Boy
" I think I'd make a pretty good president, and they have a great pension plan. "
Pat Paulsen
Make
Plan
Pretty
" As I've always said: The future lies ahead. "
Pat Paulsen
Said
Lies
Future
" I think we should just tip the government if it does a good job. Fifteen percent is the standard tip, isn't it? "
Pat Paulsen
Job
Good
Good Job
" Should we continue to spend billions to subsidize foreign military dictatorships, or should we concentrate on taking better care of the one we have right here at home? "
Pat Paulsen
Care
Right
Military
" I don't need adult supervision. "
Pat Paulsen
Adult
Need
Supervision
" I admit I do have some drawbacks and limitations as a candidate. Although I am a professional comedian, some of my critics maintain that this is not enough. I cannot deny that I stand before you untested and inexperienced - I only spent two years in television, never as a romantic lead or a song and dance man. "
Pat Paulsen
Song
Stand
Man
" I've been on the campaign trail so long, some of my wine has turned to vinegar. "
Pat Paulsen
Wine
Campaign
Been
" Only a cheap politician, greedy for political gain, would try to single out one individual for blame. The fault lies not with the individual but with the system, and that system is Richard Nixon. "
Pat Paulsen
Cheap
Blame
Fault
" Wine is something to enjoy. We get sick and tired of people who pick it apart and talk about its 'saucy nuances.' "
Pat Paulsen
People
Enjoy
Tired
" I read an article that said one in five Americans thinks Elvis is alive. I want to find those morons and get them registered to vote for me. "
Pat Paulsen
Alive
Find
Me
" The No. 1 cause of forest fires is trees. "
Pat Paulsen
Fires
Cause
Trees
" The Clinton Administration has turned out to be a boon. I knew that he would be wonderful, I just knew it from the beginning. From Arkansas? Shoot. "
Pat Paulsen
Shoot
Wonderful
Out
" The last few years of my life have been a little like a long ride in a Poop de Ville with the bottom down. "
Pat Paulsen
Last
My Life
Ride
" Yeah, I'm running for the White House again. Well, it's not a run, really; it's sort of a brisk walk. "
Pat Paulsen
Run
Running
Walk
" If elected, I will win. "
Pat Paulsen
Win
Will
Elected
" Actually, my wine was served at the White House twice. Reagan must have been asleep when he ordered it. "
Pat Paulsen
White
White House
Wine
" I once told Tommy Smothers, 'If I could just get the money and the women straightened out, the rest of my life would be easy.' "
Pat Paulsen
Money
My Life
Rest
" It's tough campaigning, kissing hands and shaking babies. "
Pat Paulsen
Kissing
Hands
Tough