Dave Barry Quotes

I think we've taken the meaning of Christmas out. People don't stop and think about Jesus or the birth of Jesus. When they think of Christmas, they think of Santa Claus and - for the children, and they think of giving gifts and out-giving the next person of spending their time looking for the right thing for somebody who has everything.

My brothers and sisters, may the spirit of love which comes at Christmastime fill our homes and our lives and linger there long after the tree is down and the lights are put away for another year.

Holidays have been commercialized. It has become about material things. But the holidays are about sharing stories and being in each other's presence.

Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.

Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.

I'm not going to tell you to meditate on what Christmas really means and be thankful.

Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it 'white'.

The other day the President said, I know you've had some rough times, and I want to do something that will show the nation what faith that I have in you, in your maturity and sense of responsibility. He paused, then said, would you like a puppy?

You have to remind kids to stay connected to the meaning of Christmas. Sometimes it takes a little bit of effort, but it's so worth it.

I don't think Christmas is necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another, it's about the Christian ethic, it's about kindness.

I have a very big family and a lot of friends, and buying presents is one of my favorite things to do.

My brothers and sisters, true love is a reflection of the Savior's love. In December of each year we call it the Christmas spirit. You can hear it. You can see it. You can feel it.

Christmas is the most sacred religious festival of the year and should be an occasion of general rejoicing throughout the land, from the humblest citizen to the highest official.

Once again we find ourselves enmeshed in the Holiday Season, that very special time of year when we join with our loved ones in sharing centuries-old traditions such as trying to find a parking space at the mall. We traditionally do this in my family by driving around the parking lot until we see a shopper emerge from the mall, then we follow her, in very much the same spirit as the Three Wise Men, who 2,000 years ago followed a star, week after week, until it led them to a parking space.

The real Santa Claus is at the mall.

Our local department store had two Santas - one for regular kids and one for kids who wanted ten toys or less.

You know they say money can't buy happiness. Give me 50 bucks and watch me smile

It's a sad commentary on our time - to use a phrase much favored by my late father - that people increasingly celebrate Christmas Day by going to the movies.

Isn't that the great thing about Christmas? You get a lot of respite, time to recharge your batteries, time with family without too much else happening anywhere else in the world, time to focus on the people you love and the activities that you enjoy, time to exercise, to read.

I love giving gifts and I love receiving them. I really like giving little kids extravagant gifts. You see their little faces light up and they get excited. If it's a really good gift, I love receiving it, like jewels, small islands.

When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.

The best things in life are free - and $19.95.

He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.

I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included.