Quotes of the Morning: Dubya's Big Adventure

“There's a lotta things about me you don't know anything about, Dottie. Things you wouldn't understand. Things you couldn't understand. Things you shouldn't understand.”
-Pee-wee Herman

“President Bush said Monday he believes schools should discuss ‘intelligent design’ alongside evolution when teaching students about the creation of life.
During a round-table interview with reporters from five Texas newspapers, Bush declined to go into detail on his personal views of the origin of life. But he said students should learn about both theories, Knight Ridder Newspapers reported.”
-Associated Press, August 1, 2005

“We don't need no education We don’t need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone!
All in all it's just another brick in the wall.
All in all you're just another brick in the wall.”
-Pink Floyd, “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2”

“Pee-wee: Hi, Dottie, it’s Pee-wee!
Dottie: Pee-wee? Where are you calling from?
Pee-wee: Texas!
Dottie: Huh?
Pee-wee: Honest! I’ll prove it!
The stars at night are big and bright..”
-Pee-wee’s Big Adventure

“President Bush is getting the kind of break most Americans can only dream of -- nearly five weeks away from the office, loaded with vacation time.
The president departed Tuesday for his longest stretch yet away from the White House, arriving at his Crawford ranch in the evening to clear brush, visit with family and friends, and tend to some outside-the-Beltway politics. By historical standards, it is the longest presidential retreat in at least 36 years.”
-Washington Post, August 2, 2005

“School's out for summer. School's out forever. School's been blown to pieces”
-Alice Cooper, “School’s Out”

“I’m a rebel, Dottie..”
-Pee Wee Herman