-- Vanna White, Wheel of Fortune co-star On Standards, the Mega-Rich and: I'd rather not talk about money. It's kind of gross.-- Barbra Streisand, dodging a question about what she was paid to direct and star in The Mirror Has Two Faces On Disco Music, Importance of: God had to create disco music so that I could be born and be successful.
-- Donna Summer, disco singer On Giving It Your All: I think we played hard, but it was a lackadaisical hard.
-- New Jersey Nets guard Otis Birdsong on why his team had lost an NBA contest On Hostage-Taking, Fun For All: [Being taken hostage is] an adventure for the tourist, because the tourist will end up learning about the customs of the tribes as well as their good hospitality.
-- Abdullah Ahmar, speaker of Yemeni parliament, on the practice of taking foreign visitors hostage On Acting, Jean-Claude Van Damme's Interesting Insights On: In an action film you act in the action. If it's a dramatic film you act in the drama.-- Jean-Claude Van Damme, interviewed on Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous On Segues, Unfortunate: Speaking of animals, he married his wife, Suzanne, when he was in college.
-- Mike Leavitt, governor of Utah, introducing Senator Larry Craig On Book Reviews, Cogent: It's a very good historical book about history. -- former vice president Dan Quayle, about Paul Johnson's Modern Times On Civics Lessons, Vice Presidential: There are lots more people in the House. I don't know how many exactly-I never counted but at least a couple hundred.
-- former vice president Dan Quayle, attempting to explain the difference between the House and the Senate On Earth, Where Found: [It's] time for the human race to enter the solar system.
-- former vice president Dan Quayle, on the concept of a manned mission to Mars.
INTERNATIONAL GUIDE TO IMPORTANT QUESTIONS NOT TO ASK*
IRELAND
"Are you magically delicious or just angry and drunk? This beer is black- did a leprechaun crap in it?"
FRANCE
"Can I get a side of Freedom Fries with that? Aren't the French just Germans who can make sauces?"
ITALY
"Is the Pope Polish? Does he have super powers like Jesus? I could sure go for a can of Spaghetti-O's! "
POLAND
"Do you hire foreigners to screw in your lightbulbs?"
GERMANY
"Is this bratwurst kosher?"
TURKEY
"Where's the hash at? It's cool to slaughter Kurds though, right?"
KOREA
"Can you watch my puppy for a minute, or must you people deep fry him?"
CHINA
"This wall isn't so great."
ENGLAND
"Did you ever get a piece of ass from that Diana chick?"
SWEDEN
"Do you have any normal meatballs? Want to hear a dumb blonde joke?"
YEMEN
"Yemen? That's a stupid name for a country. What's it mean ‘Land Of Fanatics And Desert'?"
INDIA
"You don't live in teepees? Where can I get a good juicy steak around here?"
ETHIOPIA
"After a long day of travel, I'm famished. Hey – those flies sure love your newborn!"
CANADA
"You're like Americans without money."
SPAIN
"So, this is the country that's not Portugal? Wow. Your women can shave if they want to, right? Where can I get some Cheez Whiz nachos?"
SOUTH AFRICA
"I liked it better the other way."
MEXICO
"Cancun is nice, but the rest of this third world country sucks!"
SAUDI ARABIA
"Would you like to see my designs for a solar powered car? Is it legal to beat your wives here, or what?"
RUSSIA
"Is it always this cold and economically devastated?"
UZBEKISTAN
"Can you spell Uzbekistan?"
GREECE
"I hear this place is a less expensive version of Italy. Anyone ever tell you that you resemble a Turk?"
AFGHANISTAN
"Seriously, where is the real country… where is everything?"
JAPAN
"What's Hiroshima? Is that a kind of sushi?"
AUSTRALIA
"How can we stop Mel Gibson? Is there a cure?"
AMERICA
"You mean, you're all not loud, stupid, and fat?"
*These questions should not be shouted in English.
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