A Quote by Dave Barry

Bad grammar is the leading cause of slow, painful death in North America.

Dave Barry

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America Bad Bad Grammar Cause Death Grammar Leading North North America Painful Painful Death Slow

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Dave Barry
American - Journalist
Born: July 3, 1947

What a crock. I could easily overemphasize the importance of good grammar. For example, I could say: Bad grammar is the leading cause of slow, painful death in North America, or Without good grammar, the United States would have lost World War II.

Dave Barry

Homicide, often involving guns, is a disease that is the leading cause of death for young black men, and the second-leading cause of death for all people aged fifteen to twenty-four. That makes it the leading health issue, particularly when guns are used in combination with drugs and alcohol. And the statistics show that is most often the case.

Joycelyn Elders

We certainly do have to be realistic about where we stand. It is the case that cancer is the second-leading cause of deaths in the U.S., in fact, in nearly half the states it's the leading cause of death. And we have a ways to go.

Tyler Jacks

Obama and his allies are promoting a medical system that is the third leading cause of death in America. It's that stark and it's that simple.

Jon Rappoport

It is common knowledge that smoking is considered one of the nation's leading causes of preventable death, but it's less widely known that cigarettes are also the leading cause of fatal fires.

Ed Markey

We hurt most who we love the most. Bad grammar, painful truth.

Andy Stanley

...to be injured on this tundra would lead to a quick and painful death—or at the very least abject humiliation before the popping flashes of the tourist season's tail end, which was slightly less painful than a painful death, but lasted longer.

Eoin Colfer

I think that we'll see the concept of 'genre' continue to die a slow and painful death.

Chris Thile

Failure to make the tough but necessary choices means slow painful death.

Michael J. Silverstein

The leading cause of death is birth.

Lewis H. Lapham

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in women.

Gro Harlem Brundtland

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in women

Gro Harlem Brundtland

The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates.

Dave Barry

I had very bad temper tantrums. I was in more grammar schools than there are years of grammar school. I got kicked out of, like, two preschools, a kindergarten.

Valee

It's funny: All my friends back home are always wondering why every television show I'm on is a drama, but all the comedy pilots I did died a slow and painful death.