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Frank Sinatra is the first punk... punk comes out of nowhere... punk is... a rumor that spreads... that guts and perseverence mean more than anything else...

— Sarah Vowell Take the Cannoli (2000)

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Going to Ford's Theatre to watch the play is like going to Hooters for the food.

Assassination Vacation (2005)

Except for the people who were there that one day they discovered the polio vaccine, being part of history is rarely a good idea. History is one war after another with a bunch of murders and natural disasters in between.

Assassination Vacation (2005)

Being a nerd, which is to say going too far and caring too much about a subject, is the best way to make friends I know.

The Partly Cloudy Patriot (2003)

You know you've reached a new plateau of group mediocrity when even a Canadian is alarmed by your lack of individuality.

Assassination Vacation (2005)

The true American patriot is by definition skeptical of the government.

The Partly Cloudy Patriot (2003)

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