Dave Barry Quotes

Dave Barry is an American humorist, author and columnist, born in 1947. From 1983 to 2005 he wrote a humor column for the Miami Herald. He also wrote several books of humor and comic novels.

This is a collection of quotes by Dave Barry.

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Scientists now believe that the primary biological function of breasts is to make males stupid.
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Scientists tell us that the fastest animal in the world, with a speed of 120 mph, is a cow dropped out of a helicopter.
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That's not a trash bag -- it's art!
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The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of celery.
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The English language is a rich verbal tapestry woven together from the tongues of the Greeks, the Latins, the Angles, the Klaxtons, the Celtics, and many more other ancient peoples, all of whom had severe drinking problems.
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The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl.
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The most powerful force in the universe is gossip.
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The nuclear generator of brain sludge is television.
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The thing about religion is that everybody else's always appears stupid.
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The word "user" is the word used by the computer professional when they mean "idiot".
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There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness".
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We idolized the Beatles, except for those of us who idolized the Rolling Stones, who in those days still had many of their original teeth.
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What I look forward to is continued immaturity followed by death.
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When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.
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Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza.
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You can only be young once. But you can always be immature.
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You can say any fool thing to a dog and the dog will just give you this look that says, "My GOSH, you're RIGHT! I NEVER would've thought of that!"
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You should not confuse your career with your life.
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Your friends love you anyway.
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Your hand and your mouth agreed many years ago that, as far as chocolate is concerned, there is no need to involve your brain.
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