Entertainment Quote by Dave Barry Download Open image “The most valuable function performed by the federal government is entertainment.” — Dave Barry ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Entertainment Federal government Function Government Politics Valuable
I tell people view the federal government as a source of entertainment. It's a lot easier. — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
I believe in the paramount importance of entertainment, but I have something to say. — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
It seems that entertainment is what most excites us and what we value above everything else. — Carroll O'Connor Copy Share Image
“But entertainment has the merit not only of being better suited to helping sell goods; it is an effective vehicle for hidden ideological messages.24… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The function of government is to provide you with service; the function of the media is to supply the Vaseline. — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
Entertainment is one of America's greatest exports. And the stories that we tell about people inform the world about how to think about people. — Kelly McCreary Copy Share Image
Entertainment works by withholding content with the purpose of increasing its value. And, when you think about it, those two are just vastly different… — Robert Kyncl Copy Share Image
Entertainment is a sacred pursuit when done well. When done well, it raises the quality of human life. — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
Do we really want to invest $50 billion of hard earned taxpayers money in what is essentially a video entertainment system? — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
This is true; virtually all edible substances, and many automotive products, are now marketed as being low-fat or fat-free. Americans are obsessed with fat… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
This ball was so crowded that it took me - a trained professional journalist with vast experience in this area - forty five minutes… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
The hardest thing about being a guy is that women don't accept that you really are just a simple, pathetic, labrador retriever-like creature. That… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it's open to anybody who owns hideous clothing. — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Entire new continent can emerge from the ocean in the time it takes for a Web page to show up on your screen. Contrary… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
The major parties could conduct live human sacrifices on their podiums during prime time, and I doubt that anybody would notice. — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
If you look at any list of great modern writers such as Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, you'll notice two things… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Don't you wish you had a job like mine? All you have to do is think up a certain number of words! Plus, you… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
“Despite the gulf, physical and cultural, between the United States and Japan, both societies are, in the end, made up of people, and people… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Before going on a diet you should consult your doctor, or at least send him some money. — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Entertainment is a sacred pursuit when done well. When done well, it raises the quality of human life. — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
Some shows just go away - and that's fine. They serve their purpose and their entertainment value, but there are shows that touch people… — Michael Cudlitz Copy Share Image
You will see a 3-D movie in a movie theater for the shared experience of it - or for a date, and so on.… — Howard Stringer Copy Share Image
Sport is not just about entertainment. It is equally about winning and losing, pooling and galvanising the energy of the youth, upgrading people's physical… — Nita Ambani Copy Share Image
The fog of illusion, the fog of confusion is hanging all over the world. — Van Morrison Copy Share Image
I know my hair is out of the '60's, my clothes are '50's and the shoes I wear are from the '40's. But I… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
It concerns me when people frame the conversation about equal pay about the entertainment business. I don't want the wage gap issue to be… — Patricia Arquette Copy Share Image
For me, there's cinema, which I love and would fight for, and then there's also entertainment, and I see them as very, very different.… — Stacy Martin Copy Share Image
My father's a taxi driver. Working in entertainment, is not a part of the culture. It's something you try to do before you become… — Naughty Boy Copy Share Image
If the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable, we can remain as we are. We can choose rest over labour, entertainment… — Jim Rohn Copy Share Image
(in the film "That's Entertainment!" - 1974) Thank God for film, it can capture a moment and hold it there forever. If anyone ever… — Liza Minnelli Copy Share Image
I know when I'm not dancing, and I go home, I usually work with my dad, who's an electrician. So I do stuff like… — Tristan MacManus Copy Share Image
