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“Childbirth, as a strictly physical phenomenon, is comparable to driving a United Parcel truck through an inner tube.”

Quote by Dave Barry

Book:Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys

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Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys

In this collection of essays, Dave Barry delves into the complexities of being a man, offering a witty and often absurd examination of the male psyche, relationships, and societal expectations. The book is known for its sharp wit and Barry's distinctive style, blending humor with a keen sense of observation. more

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Dave Barry is a renowned American humorist, born on July 3, 1947. His works are known for their unique humor style and satirical observations of everyday life. more

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“If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.”

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“If it weren't for marriage, men and women would have to fight with total strangers.”

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“To defend Western Europe we have to let the Pentagon buy all these tanks and guns and things, and the Pentagon is unable to buy any object that that costs less than a condominium in Vail. If the Pentagon needs, say, fruit, it will argue that it must have fruit that can withstand the rigors of combat conditions, and it will wind up purchasing the FX-700 Seedless Tactical Grape, which will cost $160,000 per bunch, and will have an 83 percent failure rate.”

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“To enter Europe, you must have a valid passport with a photograph of yourself in which you look like you are being booked on charges of soliciting sheep.”

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Book:Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need

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“I read one psychologist's theory that said, "Never strike a child in your anger." When could I strike him? When he is kissing me on my birthday? When he's recuperating from measles? Do I slap the Bible out of his hand on Sunday?”

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“People are always asking couples whose marriage has endured at least a quarter of a century for their secret for success. Actually, it is no secret at all. I am a forgiving woman. Long ago, I forgave my husband for not being Paul Newman.”

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“The very problem of mind and body suggests division; I do not know of anything so disastrously affected by the habit of division as this particular theme. In its discussion are reflected the splitting off from each other of religion, morals and science; the divorce of philosophy from science and of both from the arts of conduct. The evils which we suffer in education, in religion, in the materialism of business and the aloofness of "intellectuals" from life, in the whole separation of knowledge and practice -- all testify to the necessity of seeing mind-body as an integral whole.”