Dave Barry

Dave Barry

37 quotes

Dave Barry, an American author and columnist born in 1947, is someone whose words carry as much weight as their professional legacy. The range of their thinking — from Religion to Car — speaks to an intellectual restlessness that shows in every quote. Our collection holds 47 quotes from Dave Barry, each offering a different angle on Religion, Car, Teen, Technology, and Sports. A line that stays with you: "The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates."

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“The Internet: transforming society and shaping the future through chat.”

— Dave Barry

Computers

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“The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic background, is that we all believe we are above-average drivers.”

— Dave Barry

Age

“Guys are simple... women are not simple and they always assume that men must be just as complicated as they are, only way more mysterious. The whole point is guys are not thinking much. They are just what they appear to be. Tragically.”

— Dave Barry

Men

“Your modern teenager is not about to listen to advice from an old person, defined as a person who remembers when there was no Velcro.”

— Dave Barry

Teen

“The simple truth is that balding African-American men look cool when they shave their heads, whereas balding white men look like giant thumbs.”

— Dave Barry

Cool

“It was Public Art, defined as art that is purchased by experts who are not spending their own personal money.”

— Dave Barry

Art

“Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.”

— Dave Barry

Time

“The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes.”

— Dave Barry

Religion

“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.”

— Dave Barry

Religion

“Never assume that the guy understands that you and he have a relationship.”

— Dave Barry

Relationship

“I have been a gigantic Rolling Stones fan since approximately the Spanish-American War.”

— Dave Barry

War

“Auto racing is boring except when a car is going at least 172 miles per hour upside down.”

— Dave Barry

Car

“It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent.”

— Dave Barry

Travel

“The only kind of seafood I trust is the fish stick, a totally featureless fish that doesn't have eyeballs or fins.”

— Dave Barry

Trust

“The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl.”

— Dave Barry

Funny

“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.”

— Dave Barry

Car

“I want a pit crew... I hate the procedure I currently have to go through when I have car problems.”

— Dave Barry

Car

“Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”

— Dave Barry

Life

“Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face.”

— Dave Barry

Sports

“We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail.”

— Dave Barry

Patriotism

“The world is full of strange phenomena that cannot be explained by the laws of logic or science. Dennis Rodman is only one example.”

— Dave Barry

Science