Traffic signals in New York are just rough guidelines.
- David Letterman
New York, New, Rough, Signals
We inadvertently bombed the Chinese Embassy. But Clinton now is working very hard. He has sent a letter of apology to the Chinese. And, he's also given them a gift certificate for future nuclear secrets.
- David Letterman
Gift, Very, Given, Chinese
Next in importance to having a good aim is to recognize when to pull the trigger.
- David Letterman
Next, Pull, Having, Trigger
It's official, Arnold said he will enter the race for governor. At least that's what everybody thinks he said.
- David Letterman
Will, Race, Everybody, Arnold
Congratulations are in order for Woody Allen - he and Soon Yi have a brand new baby daughter. It's all part of Woody's plan to grow his own wives.
- David Letterman
Grow, New, Allen, New Baby
I cannot sing, dance or act; what else would I be but a talk show host.
- David Letterman
Funny, Act, Talk Show Host, Talk Show
Last night the United States dropped four 2,000 pound bombs on Saddam Hussein. I don't know anything about explosives, but, my God, do those things even need to explode?
- David Letterman
United, Hussein, Dropped, Saddam
No one knows if Saddam is still alive. They keep showing old footage of him on TV saying that it's live. You know, it's like the same thing we do with Dick Cheney.
- David Letterman
Alive, Still, TV, Saddam
I know these jokes aren't great, ladies and gentlemen, see this is the problem you run into when you're between impeachments.
- David Letterman
Great, Run, See, Ladies
People say New Yorkers can't get along. Not true. I saw two New Yorkers, complete strangers, sharing a cab. One guy took the tires and the radio; the other guy took the engine.
- David Letterman
New, Other, Took, Engine
The worst tempered people I have ever met were those who knew that they were wrong.
- David Letterman
Knew, Ever, Were, Tempered
I have found that the only thing that does bring you happiness is doing something good for somebody who is incapable of doing it for themselves.
- David Letterman
Doing, Bring, The Only Thing, Incapable
Dick Cheney said he was running again. He said his health was fine, 'I've got a doctor with me 24 hours a day.' Yeah, that's always the sign of a man in good health, isn't it?
- David Letterman
Sign, Dick Cheney, Yeah, Cheney
The weather here is gorgeous. It's mild and feels like it's in the eighties. The hot dog vendors got confused because of the weather and thought it was spring, so they accidentally changed the hot dog water in their carts.
- David Letterman
Thought, Here, Feels, Accidentally
Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees.
- David Letterman
Change, Color, Angeles, Season
There's not a man, woman or child on the face of the earth who doesn't enjoy a tasty beverage.
- David Letterman
Woman, Face, Earth, Beverage
Wherever we've travelled in this great land of ours, we've found that people everywhere are about 90% water.
- David Letterman
Great, People, About, Travelled
There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.
- David Letterman
Business, Like, Show, Businesses
USA Today has come out with a new survey - apparently, three out of every four people make up 75% of the population.
- David Letterman
New, Come, USA, Survey
President Bush says he needs a month off to unwind. Unwind? When the hell does this guy wind?
- David Letterman
Guy, Needs, Bush, Wind
Yesterday Senator John Kerry changed his mind and now supports the ban on gay marriages. I'm telling you this guy has more positions than Paris Hilton.
- David Letterman
Mind, More, Telling, None
We make a lot of fun at President Clinton's expense. But this transition is going to be tough because it's been 25 years since this guy has gotten laid in the private sector.
- David Letterman
Been, Private, Laid, Transition
Experts say that Iraq may have nuclear weapons. That's bad news - they may have a nuclear bomb. Now the good news is that they have to drop it with a camel.
- David Letterman
News, Drop, May, Weapons
The White House is giving George W. Bush intelligence briefings. You know, some of these jokes just write themselves.
- David Letterman
Some, George W. Bush, Bush, Jokes
As you know now, Rush Limbaugh is the new face of the Republican Party, but they'll probably go with a different body.
- David Letterman
New, Go, Republican Party, Party
There's only one requirement of any of us, and that is to be courageous. Because courage, as you might know, defines all other human behavior. And, I believe - because I've done a little of this myself - pretending to be courageous is just as good as the real thing.
- David Letterman
Believe, Pretending, Other, I Believe
There is no off position on the genius switch.
- David Letterman
Genius, Position, Off, Switch
New York... when civilization falls apart, remember, we were way ahead of you.
- David Letterman
Remember, New, Falls, Apart
Here's a little known fact - Arnold is the first body builder to run for governor since Janet Reno.
- David Letterman
Fact, Here, Reno, Builder
Don't forget it's daylight savings time. You spring forward, then you fall back. It's like Robert Downey Jr. getting out of bed.
- David Letterman
Forward, Bed, Like, Savings
I believe I have voted for both Democrats and Republicans. Am I either one? Absolutely not. Ladies and gentlemen, I am an American.
- David Letterman
Democrats, Republicans, Gentlemen
President Bush has been silent on Schwarzenegger. Of course, he can't pronounce Schwarzenegger.
- David Letterman
Silent, Been, Schwarzenegger, President Bush
President Bush has said that he does not need approval from the UN to wage war, and I'm thinking, well, hell, he didn't need the approval of the American voters to become president, either.
- David Letterman
Need, Voters, Bush, President Bush
Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
- David Letterman
Doing, Worth, Anything, Overdoing
The big debate right now is if Saddam is alive or dead. He's dead, then he's alive, then dead, then alive. It's just confusing. Today they showed videotape, and Saddam was speaking at his own funeral.
- David Letterman
Big, Alive, Own, Confusing
I had no idea this thing was televised. Boy, is my face red.
- David Letterman
Red, Face, Idea, Televised
We have defeated Saddam Hussein and Iraq. The good news is Iraq is ours, and the bad news is Iraq is ours.
- David Letterman
Defeated, News, Ours, Saddam
For the love of God, folks, don't try this at home.
- David Letterman
Love, God, Try, Folks
A lot of folks are still demanding more evidence before they actually consider Iraq a threat. For example, France wants more evidence. And you know I'm thinking, the last time France wanted more evidence they rolled right through Paris with the German flag.
- David Letterman
Through, Flag, German, Folks
Iraq's elite Republican Guard is doing so badly they're changing their name to the Democratic Guard.
- David Letterman
Doing, Republican, Badly, Elite
New York now leads the world's great cities in the number of people around whom you shouldn't make a sudden move.
- David Letterman
New, Move, Cities, Sudden
If it wasn't for the coffee, I'd have no identifiable personality whatsover.
- David Letterman
Personality, Coffee
I'm just trying to make a smudge on the collective unconscious.
- David Letterman
Trying, Unconscious, Just, Collective
It's so warm now, and Thanksgiving came so early - is it just me, or does it not really feel like Ramadan?
- David Letterman
Feel, Like, Really, Warm
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