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Letter "D" » Dave Barry Quotes
«Don't you wish you had a job like mine? All you have to do is think up a certain number of words! Plus, you can repeat words! And they don't even have to be true!»
«'Escargot' is French for 'fat crawling bag of phlegm'.»
«The word user is the word used by the computer professional when they mean idiot.»
Author: Dave Barry
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Humorist,
Writer)
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Keywords:
computer,
idiot,
mean,
professional,
The Idiot,
The Professionals,
The Word,
used,
user,
word meaning
«I argue very well. Ask any of my remaining friends. I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me.»
Author: Dave Barry
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Humorist,
Writer)
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About:
Arguments,
People
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Keywords:
argue,
argument,
at parties,
clear,
invite,
opponent,
Our Party,
Parties,
Partying,
remaining,
sign,
steer,
steered,
steering,
steers,
topic,
very well
«Europeans, like some Americans, drive on the right side of the road, except in England, where they drive on both sides of the road; Italy, where they drive on the sidewalk; and France, where if necessary they will follow you right into the hotel lobby.»
Author: Dave Barry
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Humorist,
Writer)
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Keywords:
Americans,
drive,
England,
Europeans,
France,
hotel,
hotels,
Hotel I,
Italy,
lobby,
lobbying,
sides,
sidewalk,
sidewalks,
The Europeans
«We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail.»
«DNA is an abbreviation for deoxyribonucleicantidisestablishmentarianism, a complex string of syllables.»
«Hobbies of any kind are boring except to people who have the same hobby. (This is also true of religion, although you will not find me saying so in print.)»
«The world is full of strange phenomena that cannot be explained by the laws of logic or science. Dennis Rodman is only one example.»
Author: Dave Barry
(
Humorist,
Writer)
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About:
World
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Keywords:
And logic,
Dennis,
Dennis Rodman,
example,
explained,
Laws,
laws of logic,
Or logic,
phenomena,
strange
«Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear»
Author: Dave Barry
(
Humorist,
Writer)
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About:
Dogs
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Keywords:
arise,
bark,
barked,
car,
case,
dogs,
ear,
Feel the Need,
go with,
in case,
strongly,
The Car,
violently