DAVID LETTERMAN QUOTES II

American talk show host (1947- )

Yesterday was going to be a historic blizzard. And when you get information like this, you make mistakes. Boy, is my face red. Last night, at the last minute before the supermarket closed, I wrestled a lady for the last Lean Cuisine.

DAVID LETTERMAN

Late Show with David Letterman, January 27, 2015


I'm so excited for my son. On Christmas morning I want to see his face, to be there when he opens the gifts. I want the see what my assistants got him for Christmas.

DAVID LETTERMAN

Late Show with David Letterman, December 15, 2014


Be careful if you go to Disneyland. There's an outbreak of measles. They have traced the disease to Donald Duck running around without his pants.

DAVID LETTERMAN

Late Show with David Letterman, January 14, 2015


It turns out that President Obama has acid reflux. He had a sore throat, went to the hospital, and they diagnosed it as acid reflux. Talk about irony -- it's not covered by Obamacare.

DAVID LETTERMAN

Late Show with David Letterman, December 8, 2014

Tags: Barack Obama


Did you get the new iPhone yet? The iPhone that I have is outdated. It has two pieces and a hand crank.

DAVID LETTERMAN

Late Show with David Letterman, September 10, 2014


What we know about Osama Bin Laden is this: he's worth $300 million, he has five wives and twenty-six kids -- and he hates Americans for their "excessive" lifestyle.

DAVID LETTERMAN

attributed, The Mammoth Book of Comic Quotes


In New York, we're out of road salt. So for the next big storm they have to use parmesan cheese.

DAVID LETTERMAN

Late Show with David Letterman, Oct. 31, 2011


Meryl Streep is on the program tonight. I like to throw her a little work whenever I can.

DAVID LETTERMAN

Late Show with David Letterman, December 10, 2014


George W. Bush has a new campaign slogan: "A reformer with results." I don't know what it means [but] I think it's better than his old campaign slogan: "A dumb guy with connections."

DAVID LETTERMAN

The Late Show, 2000

Tags: George W. Bush


Mary Keitany from Kenya won the women's race at the New York City Marathon. You can tell she was fast because guys on the street didn't even have time to finish their catcalls.

DAVID LETTERMAN

Late Show with David Letterman, November 3, 2014


You ask yourself, "What would Jesus tweet?"

DAVID LETTERMAN

"Top Ten Signs You Spend Too Much Time on Twitter", The Late Show

Tags: Jesus


Herman Cain was unaware that China is a nuclear power. And I said to myself, "Hey, Herman, how about making an unwanted advance on a history book?"

DAVID LETTERMAN

Late Show with David Letterman, Nov. 4, 2011


New York City subways are now getting high speed Internet. How about some high speed subway trains?

DAVID LETTERMAN

Late Show with David Letterman, Jul. 27, 2011


British Petroleum said today that if this spill gets worse, they may have to start drilling for water.

DAVID LETTERMAN

Late Night with David Letterman, 2010

Tags: oil


You can now buy a pack of beer containing 99 cans. A 99-can pack of beer. Who says America has lost its competitive edge?

DAVID LETTERMAN

Late Show with David Letterman, August 27, 2014

Tags: beer


They say there are about 12 million illegal immigrants in this country. But if you ask a native American, that number is more like 300 million.

DAVID LETTERMAN

attributed, The Biteback Dictionary of Humorous Political Quotations

Tags: illegal immigration


President Bush says he now wants to simplify the tax code. Only those in the blue states will pay.

DAVID LETTERMAN

attributed, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Great Quotes for All Occasions

Tags: taxes


Charles Manson was going to get married. He's 80 years old, and serving a life sentence in prison. Well, the marriage is off. And today I saw that his profile was back on eHarmony.

DAVID LETTERMAN

Late Show with David Letterman, February 3, 2015


Today the Republicans are getting ready for the convention. They're busy down there in Florida auditioning minorities.

DAVID LETTERMAN

Late Show with David Letterman, Aug. 20, 2012

Tags: republicans


Halloween is the beginning of the holiday shopping season. That's for women. The beginning of the holiday shopping season for men is Christmas Eve.

DAVID LETTERMAN

Late Show with David Letterman, Oct. 31, 2011

Tags: shopping