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Every day we're told that we live in the greatest country on earth. And it's always stated as an undeniable fact: Leos are born between July 23 and August 22, fitted queen-size sheets measure sixty by eighty inches, and America is the greatest country on earth. Having grown up with this in our ears, it's startling to realize that other countries have nationalistic slogans of their own, none of which are 'We're number two!
— David Sedaris Me Talk Pretty One Day
Tags: nationalism, humor

Other Quotes by "David Sedaris"

I've never gone on Facebook and am not sure I understand it. The same goes for Twitter. I have someone sending tweets and pretending to be me, but I don't know why.
— David Sedaris
Tags: someone, know, never, me
Sometimes I say to myself, 'Oh, I wish I could win a Tony Award', although I'm not that bothered.
— David Sedaris
Tags: sometimes, award, win, myself
I started writing when I was twenty, and my first book came out seventeen years later.
— David Sedaris
Tags: out, first, writing, book
Actually I liked that 'Let the Right One In,' that Swedish vampire movie.
— David Sedaris
Tags: actually, liked, movie, vampire, right
If I'm riding my bike I just replay the same scenarios over and over in my head, like I haven't had a new mental adventure since high school. So that's what I like about books on tape, so my mind can't wander anywhere.
— David Sedaris
Tags: adventure, mind, school, bike
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