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We have nothing to fear but fear itself...and of course the boogieman.

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Pat Paulsen
Age: 69 †
Born: 1927
Born: July 6
Died: 1997
Died: April 24
Actor
Comedian
South Bend
Washington
Patrick Layton Paulsen
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I am neither left wing nor right wing. I am middle-of-the-bird.
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We must remember that as the centuries go by, time will pass.
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Every child has a right to go to high school and end up with a third grade education.
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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.
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On the issue of inflation, I think I could solve it no matter how much money it took.
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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.
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Why should we tell kidnappers, murderers, and embezzlers their rights? If they don't know their rights, they shouldn't be in the business.
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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.
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If Iowa is the 'heart' land, what part of the human body is Los Angeles?
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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?'
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Yeah, I'm running for the White House again. Well, it's not a run, really it's sort of a brisk walk.
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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.'
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They said I ignored the drug problem. Well, I gave speeches on drugs, I wrote books on drugs. I did darn near everything on drugs!
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Presidents tend to tinker, you know, and mess everything up.
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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.
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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.
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As I've always said: The future lies ahead.
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I'd learned some things. I knew you weren't supposed to hold a good wine at the top - the paper bag falls off.
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Censorship does not interfere with the constitutional rights of every American to sit alone in a dark room in the nude and cuss.
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The No. 1 cause of forest fires is trees.
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