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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)
I think we should just tip the government if it does a good job. Fifteen percent is the standard tip, isn't it? View quote
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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. View quote
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Presidents tend to tinker, you know, and mess everything up. View quote
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I've been on the campaign trail so long, some of my wine has turned to vinegar. View quote
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Only 10 percent of the people in the U.S. like dry wines. You shouldn't get down on people just because they like a little sugar. View quote
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The federal government spends millions to run the Postal Service. I could lose your mail for half of that. View quote
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The last few years of my life have been a little like a long ride in a Poop de Ville with the bottom down. View quote
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I don't need adult supervision. View quote
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I want to caucus in Iowa. I'll caucus all over the state. I don't caucus in California. You don't caucus where you live. It doesn't look good. View quote
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I've repeatedly warned we must avoid the extremists: those who say we should pull out our troops in Vietnam immediately, those who say we should escalate and go right into North Vietnam... I tell you, we should continue doing what we have been: just messing around. (Pat Paulsen)
Left-wing or right-wing. No, I'm not either. I'm kind of middle-of-the-bird. View quote
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Here and now, I am hereby publicly challenging all of the other leading candidates to debate on the issues of the campaign. I challenge Ronald Reagan to meet me on his home grounds, the back lot of Warner Brothers. And I challenge Herbert Humphrey [sic] to debate on his home grounds. I do have some reservations about meeting George Wallace on his home grounds, but I'm willing to meet him on a neutral site in Harlem. View quote
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... let's all remember that we have a government "of the people, for the people, and by the people", and there are very few people in our government that you can't buy. View quote
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I've upped my standards. Now, up yours. View quote
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We have nothing to fear but fear itself...and of course the boogieman. View quote
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As I've always said: The future lies ahead. View quote
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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.' View quote
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It's tough campaigning, kissing hands and shaking babies. View quote
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A gun is a necessity. Who knows if you're walking down a street and you spot a moose? View quote
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If you're old enough to be arrested, you're old enough to carry a gun. (Pat Paulsen)
I think I'd make a pretty good president, and they have a great pension plan. View quote
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I came down to Orange because I sold the Smothers Brothers a song called 'Chocolate,' and that gave me enough money to move down here. I was washing windows down in Orange County when they called me up and said they wanted me to do their TV show. View quote
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Wine is something to enjoy. We get sick and tired of people who pick it apart and talk about its 'saucy nuances.' View quote
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I like to pour my wines for people. I watch their eyes, I can see what they'll like. Most people say they don't like dry wine because they haven't had a dry wine that's clean and fruity, instead of a big, oaky thing. View quote
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