Elayne Boosler quotes - page 2

While editors and newspaper owners currently fret over shrinking readership and lost profits, they do the one thing that insures cutting their own throats; they keep reducing space for the one feature that attracts new young readers in the first place; the comic strips. (Elayne Boosler)
I run everywhere and eavesdrop. It's the best way to see a city. View quote
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Turkeys know their names, come when you call, and are totally affectionate. They're better than teenagers. View quote
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I wasn't funny as a kid. I remember enjoying comedians, but I never understood it was a job choice or a profession. View quote
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I'm pretty equal opportunity when it comes to issues to joke about. View quote
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I have no complaints about losing money I put in high-risk investments. I did some of that when I had real money; my informed choice, my measured gamble. View quote
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I personally cannot tell you how many times we rescuers put our names on animals to come to us as soon as they are eligible for release, only to find they have been senselessly killed by overzealous pound workers. View quote
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I just get the feeling that if Jesse Helms was in charge of art in America, you'd go into a museum and see nothing but prints of dogs playing cards. View quote
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I always had a running commentary in my head that was extremely funny and off-center, but I never said it to anyone. View quote
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Horse racing is waning in popularity. View quote
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I am thankful I was born in America, although if I gain any more weight the burqa thing may start to seem like a good idea to me. See? Another plus about America, you can always find some food. (Elayne Boosler)
Here is what is needed for Occupy Wall Street to become a force for change: a clear, and clearly expressed, objective. Or two. View quote
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Incredibly, almost every hotel I ever played in Vegas was blown up shortly afterward: The Dunes, The Sands, The Landmark, The Aladdin, The Frontier, The Hacienda, The Stardust - all were imploded. View quote
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I guess in general, people tend to not eat the cute animals. View quote
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Why isn't the movie industry forced to open its shooting locations to an organization that is there to advocate for animal actors? The industry isn't allowed to pick and choose which movies using young children it will or won't allow to be monitored. The vulnerable should be protected. View quote
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The message of great art is to disturb. View quote
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When I was growing up in comedy, there were maybe 10 comics in the whole country. Everyone had a day job. You worked free for years in little clubs, then you got your big break and became a star. View quote
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San Francisco is really fun and liberal, and it's my kind of politics. It's like being Jewish in front of Jewish people. View quote
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My family was totally non-religious. There was no question we were Jewish, but we were not observant. View quote
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People lose their senses at the beach 'cause the sun beats down too hard. They say things that just don't gel, you know. Well, you've heard this a lot: "Pick up a shell - oh, you can hear the ocean!" You could pick up a bicycle and hear the ocean - you're at the beach. Put the shell down, you'll hear the ocean twice as loud. View quote
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We've seen the uproars around the world concerning cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammad. Anyone who does not think comic strips are relevant never had a fatwa put on him/her for drawing a picture. (Elayne Boosler)
Wouldn't it be great to see a line in all movie credits that truthfully says, 'Nobody was harmed in the making of this film, and at the cast party, all animals got a belly belly belly rub.' View quote
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You know, if you need 100 rounds to kill a deer, maybe hunting isn't your sport. View quote
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I am thankful the most important key in history was invented. It's not the key to your house, your car, your boat, your safety deposit box, your bike lock or your private community. It's the key to order, sanity, and peace of mind. The key is 'Delete.' View quote
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When women are depressed, they eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. It's a whole different way of thinking. View quote
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