Chiclet Quotes

“I think the iPod is the true face of Republican politics, and I’m in favor of the music industry … standing up proud and saying it out loud: We in the Chiclet-manufacturing business are not about social justice, …we’re not about a coherent set of national ideals, we’re not about wisdom. We’re about choosing what WE want to listen to and ignoring everything else…. We’re about giving ourselves a mindless feel-good treat every five minutes. …We’re about persuading ten-year-old children to spend twenty-five dollars on a cool little silicone iPod case that costs a licensed Apple Computer subsidiary thirty-nine cents to manufacture.”

“Dating is like nightfall--there's got to be a mourning after.”

“It'd hardly be worth having a brother at all, if you couldn't smack him in the head every once in a while.”

“There is not a simple gene pool entirely free of toxic waste.”

“Love makes the world go around, but so does a gallon of vodka and a box of Cuban cigars.”