Pat Paulsen's Quotes

Will I obliterate national debt? Sure, why not?

Wine is something to enjoy. We get sick and tired of people who pick it apart and talk about its 'saucy nuances.'

Yeah, I'm running for the White House again. Well, it's not a run, really; it's sort of a brisk walk.

You have to understand, I can't do any jokes about Ross Perot, because the last thing I need right now is another credit check.

Having a comic in the White House will assure stability in foreign relations. The world will continue to respond to foreign initiatives by saying, 'You must be joking.'

I admit I do have some drawbacks and limitations as a candidate. Although I am a professional comedian, some of my critics maintain that this is not enough. I cannot deny that I stand before you untested and inexperienced - I only spent two years in television, never as a romantic lead or a song and dance man.

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.

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.

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.'

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.

Should we continue to spend billions to subsidize foreign military dictatorships, or should we concentrate on taking better care of the one we have right here at home?

We've got to step up our conservation efforts before it's too late. We're not protecting our lands and natural resources. Take the Grand Canyon for example; I'm sure that at one time it was a beautiful piece of land, and just look at the way we've let it go.

All the problems we face in the United States today can be traced to an unenlightened immigration policy on the part of the American Indian.

Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles.

I've upped my standards. Now, up yours.

If elected, I will win.

Actually, my wine was served at the White House twice. Reagan must have been asleep when he ordered it.

As I've always said: The future lies ahead.

Deep down, I happen to be very shallow.

I am neither left wing nor right wing. I am middle-of-the-bird.

I once told Tommy Smothers, 'If I could just get the money and the women straightened out, the rest of my life would be easy.'

I read an article that said one in five Americans thinks Elvis is alive. I want to find those morons and get them registered to vote for me.

I think I'd make a pretty good president, and they have a great pension plan.