Quotes about Santa

Let's be naughty and save Santa the trip. Votes: 8

A good many things go around in the dark besides Santa Claus. Votes: 8

Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year. Votes: 8

The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live. Votes: 8

The Bermuda Triangle got tired of warm weather. It moved to Alaska. Now Santa Claus is missing. Votes: 8

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph. Votes: 8

Believe in love. Believe in magic. Hell, believe in Santa Clause. Believe in others. Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams. If you don't, who will? Votes: 8

Nobody shoots at Santa Claus. Votes: 6

Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus. Votes: 6

All the world is happy when Santa Claus comes. Votes: 6

God is a Republican, and Santa Claus is a Democrat. Votes: 6

Santa is very jolly because he knows where all the bad girls live. Votes: 6

Aren't we forgeting the true meaning of Christmas? You know, the birth of Santa. Votes: 6

I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white dude would come into my neighborhood after dark. Votes: 6

OK, I admit it. I was just a front-man for the real fathers of Linux, the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus. Votes: 6

You better watch out You better not cry Better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town Votes: 6

Whenever you give someone a present or sing a holiday song, you're helping Santa Claus. To me, that's what Christmas is all about. Helping Santa Claus! Votes: 6

Santa Claus wears a Red Suit, he must be a communist. And a beard and long hair, must be a pacifist. What's in that pipe that he's smoking? Votes: 6

Christmas is the time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell government what they want and their kids pay for it. Votes: 6

Christmas at my house is always at least six or seven times more pleasant than anywhere else. We start drinking early. And while everyone else is seeing only one Santa Claus, we'll be seeing six or seven. Votes: 6

Let me see if I've got this Santa business straight. You say he wears a beard, has no discernible source of income and flies to cities all over the world under cover of darkness? You sure this guy isn't laundering illegal drug money? Votes: 6

Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven. Votes: 4

No sane local official who has hung up an empty stocking over the municipal fireplace, is going to shoot Santa Claus just before a hard Christmas. Votes: 4

I usually like to throw on some flip flops and go to a really nice lunch in Venice, or Santa Monica, or stay in and cook dinner. Votes: 4

With big folks, either people think you look mean or it's more of a jolly Santa Claus, 'Oh, he's just a pudgy little teddy bear pillow.' Votes: 4

What is the real purpose behind the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus? They seem like greater steps toward faith and imagination, each with a payoff. Like cognitive training exercises. Votes: 4

I think we have to believe in things we don't see. That's really important for all of us, whether it's your religion or Santa Claus, or whatever. That's pretty much what it's about. Votes: 4

Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity. Votes: 4

We have domesticated God's transcendence. We often learn about God at about the same time as we are learning about Santa Claus; but our ideas about Santa Claus change, mature and become more nuanced, whereas our ideas of God can remain at a rather infantile level. Votes: 4

The first sort of big present I remember getting from Santa Claus was quite a small telescope that I remember going into our backyard with my parents and figuring out how to assemble, and staring at the night sky, just for hours, with both of my parents. Votes: 4

I think the true test of a pop song, for me, and I've talked to a lot of other writers about this, is you take your demo, you pop it in your car and you drive down Sunset Blvd. to Santa Monica, and that's the Hollywood car test. Votes: 4

I don't really care what people tell children - when you believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy, one more fib won't hurt. But I am infuriated by the growing notion, posited in some touchy-feely quarters, that all women are, or can be, beautiful. Votes: 4

When I found out that Santa Claus wasn't real, I wasn't upset; rather, I was relieved that there was a much simpler phenomenon to explain how so many children all over the world got presents on the same night! The story had been getting pretty complicated -- it was getting out of hand. Votes: 4

Jesus is Santa Claus for Adults Votes: 3

The Santa Claus principle liquidates itself. Votes: 3

By the way, Santa just is white. Votes: 3

Please be informed, there is a Santa Claus. Votes: 3

Kids believe in Santa; adults believe in childhood. Votes: 3

I felt like I had just double-tapped Santa. Votes: 3

I keep three hoes, But don't'call me Santa Votes: 3

The real Santa Claus is at the mall. Votes: 3

Maybe Santa Claus is real. Here's the problem: reality. Votes: 3

It's like giving up a belief in Santa Claus. Votes: 3

I joined the board of the Santa Fe Institute. Votes: 3

I'm Santa Claus to these hoes without a reindeer. Votes: 3

Grown ups don't believe in Santa Claus. They vote. Votes: 3

I'm not going to make a present of Santa. Votes: 3

I felt like a kid at Santa Claus's funeral. Votes: 3

I stand with the Santa Barbara News-Press. How about you? Votes: 3

Not everyone who sells Christmas trees believes in Santa Claus. Votes: 3

Santa will be showing up with Rudolph the Red-Eyed Reindeer. Votes: 3

I feel warm and reassured," I whispered. "He's like Santa. Votes: 3

What about Santa's cookies? I suppose 'parents' eat those, too? Votes: 3

What kind of Christmas present would Jesus ask Santa for? Votes: 3

Like everyone in his right mind, I feared Santa Claus. Votes: 3

I'm the only one who still believes in Santa Claus! Votes: 3

For the most part, people use God as Santa Claus. Votes: 3

I don't really miss God but I sure miss Santa Claus! Votes: 3

I'm going to North Pole to help out Santa this year. Votes: 3

I seriously doubt that the Santa police do an underwear check." -Cora Votes: 3

I live in Santa Cruz. I moved here in 1974 and couldn't leave. Votes: 3

Being a superpower is like being a Santa Claus that everyone hates. Votes: 3

Here comes Santa Claus! Here comes Santa Claus! Right down Santa Claus Lane! Votes: 3

Once you stop believing in Santa Claus, the whole world just goes downhill. Votes: 3

Christians are like a thirteen year old kid who still believes in Santa. Votes: 3

More than Santa Claus, your sister knows when you've been bad and good. Votes: 3

The awkward moment when Santa accidentally leaves the price tag on your present. Votes: 3

I wasn't Santa in Santa Jr., but I was Santa in Cancel Christmas. Votes: 3

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! Votes: 3

I use to believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and Tom Cruise too. Votes: 3

Work takes me away from my wife, Sue, and my life in Santa Barbara. Votes: 3

I got to play Santa, too. It's really important to play Santa, you know. Votes: 3

I see Santa Claus and Joseph Smith and Luke Skywalker as the same person. Votes: 3

I'm trying to get far away from [picturing God as] Gandalf or Santa Claus. Votes: 3

It's called the Santa Claus effect; the holiday period is traditionally a strong cycle. Votes: 3

This Christmas, every Christmas, Santa Claus is everywhere and Jesus is nowhere to be found. Votes: 3

Besides, the mhis that surrounded the compound could scramble anything from GPS to Santa Claus. Votes: 3

Those North Korean hackers are at it again. Earlier today they leaked Santa's naughty list. Votes: 3

If Mitt Romney was Santa Claus, he would fire the reindeer and outsource the elves. Votes: 3

Rumors that the sun is out at Santa Ynez are without foundation," the radio said. Votes: 3

A man of fifty looks as old as Santa Claus to a girl of twenty. Votes: 3

In a country of children where the option is Santa Claus or work, what wins? Votes: 3

The greatest thing is not to believe in Santa Claus; it is to be Santa Claus. Votes: 3

I was probably nine or ten the first time I heard there was no Santa Claus. Votes: 3

I split my time between Santa Barbara and Aspen. I live on a pretty fast horse. Votes: 3

Santa cAme early this year! good things come to those who wait! ❤ #rebelheart Votes: 3

I was born in Santa Monica but brought up abroad so I don't use English much. Votes: 3

Dolph Ziggler reminds me of Santa; everywhere he goes he brings an old bag with him. Votes: 3

When I go home to Santa Cruz, I'm the same girl as when I grew up. Votes: 3

Most of the holiday movies I enjoy, like 'It's a Wonderful Life,' don't really involve Santa. Votes: 3

I'm from Santa Cruz in Northern California, and the 49ers were my dad and I's bonding time. Votes: 3

You might be a redneck if Santa Claus refuses to let your kids sit in his lap. Votes: 3

I keep 3 hos but don't call me Santa And I'm and I'm flyer than reindeers in winter Votes: 3

Because I am still a little girl who believes in Santa and the tooth fairy and you. Votes: 3

Santa Fe is fun to visit, but property there will cost you an arm and a dillo. Votes: 3

I never saw a department store Santa as a kid. My mother was afraid to take me. Votes: 3

We're not mad at God, just like atheists don't hate Santa or Unicorns, they're just not there! Votes: 3

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist. Votes: 3

So I've started wearing sweatpants to bed because I really don't need Santa seeing me in my underwear. Votes: 3

In the years since his murder, we have transformed King into a kind of innocuous black Santa Claus. Votes: 3

Like kids who only ever get socks for Christmas, but still believe with all their hearts in Santa. Votes: 3

If the Pilgrims had landed in Santa Monica Bay rather than Boston, we'd have six states out here! Votes: 3

Santa Fe is a great place which people don't get there often, but it's like a unique place. Votes: 3

God put Santa Claus on earth to remind us that Christmas is 'sposed to be a happy time. Votes: 3

Two Santa Clauses on the corner. How can you tell the Polish one? The one with the Easter basket. Votes: 3

At Christmas time I sat on Santa's lap. His fly was open ! Boy what a present he gave me ! Votes: 3

Unwisely, Santa offered a teddy bear to James, unaware he had been mauled by a grizzly earlier this year. Votes: 3

My husband is so cheap. On Christmas Eve, he fires one shot and tells the kids Santa committed suicide. Votes: 3

I had always heard of Bad Santa one but I hadn't seen it, but it was sort of legendary. Votes: 3

A born terror, a rebel without a pause... Ain't never had a good Christmas, so who is Santa Claus? Votes: 3

No, there are some location shoots in Vegas, maybe four trips a year. It's shot in Santa Clarita, CA. Votes: 3

When you think about it, Alaska is also near the North Pole, so she must also be friends with Santa. Votes: 3

The only thing wrong with the U.S. economy is the failure of the Republican Party to play Santa Claus, Votes: 3

The title of that great Christmas song was 'Boogie Woogie Santa Claus,' and no one ever heard of it. Votes: 3

I just discovered the Santa Monica flea market, every Sunday. I go weekly. There's a lot of interesting things there. Votes: 3

I love Santa Monica and Venice because I like the beach. I have a lot of friends in that area. Votes: 3

Or why you are wearing a picture of Santa Clause on you shirts, but-” “It’s Herman Melville. Votes: 3

Have you ever wanted to put on a Santa suit?" "I have always wanted to do that," said Carter gravely. Votes: 3

Santa knows Physics: Of all colors, Red Light penetrates fog best. That's why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the gig. Votes: 3

I still believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and true love. Don't even try to tell me different. Votes: 3

I live in Santa Barbara. My wife's American, and she lived in England for 11 years and then told me she'd had enough. Votes: 3

Not everyone in Santa Monica is a well-heeled, juice-cleansing, Prius-driving yogini, but for better or worse, that is the city's dominant chord. Votes: 3

Santa Cruz is blessed not only with natural wonders, but also with gifted souls who can fashion nature's bounty into man-made treasures. Votes: 3

I thought you were all-seeing.” All-knowing, not all-seeing!” he snapped. “I’m a God, not Santa Claus! Votes: 3

Talk about cheap - on Christmas Eve, my neighbour shoots off three blanks and tells his kids Santa Claus just committed suicide. Votes: 3

For every little kid who still believes in Santa Claus, there is at least one adult who still believes in professional wrestling. Votes: 3

Harry Potter's like Santa Clause: something you can't see but wish was real so badly that you end up believing in it. Votes: 3

I'm not a big fan of the tchotchkes. It always reminds me of a grandma's stuffy home with a million Santa dolls. Votes: 3

Luckily, I always travel with a book, just in case I have to wait on line for Santa, or some such inconvenience. Votes: 3

There are three stages of man: he believes in Santa Claus; he does not believe in Santa Claus; he is Santa Claus. Votes: 3

A cynic is just a man who found out when he was ten that there wasn't any Santa Claus, and he's still upset. Votes: 3

The day I saw my mom eating the Santa cookies on the plate was one of the most horrific days of my life. Votes: 3

Santa is having a tough time this year. Last year he deducted eight billion for gifts, and the IRS wants an itemized list Votes: 3

I think one of the reasons we have children is to believe everything all over again. And I'm not talking Santa, here, either. Votes: 3

Can you imagine getting a gun for a secret Santa? That is especially not a good idea if you work in a post office. Votes: 3

My connection to Santa Fe is very closely, and continuously a connection with Reid. I believe in him and his philosophy of photographic education. Votes: 3

Christmas always sucked when I was a kid because I believed in Santa Claus. Unfortunately, so did my parents. So I never got anything. Votes: 3

Be sure to lie to your kids about the benevolent, all-seeing Santa Claus. It will prepare them for an adulthood of believing in God. Votes: 3

There are a few YouTube clips of me singing at The King's Head in Santa Monica, so you can see how bad I am. Votes: 3

He continues to smile expectantly. I take a step back. I don't want to catch whatever he has. He is a disturbing out-of-uniform Santa. Votes: 3

One of the things I had a hard time getting used to when I came to California in '78 was Santa Claus in shorts. Votes: 3

Santa Barbara people are conservative-not like in L.A., where everybody wears rhinestones on their glasses to show that they own an airplane factory. Votes: 3

Everyone thinks of God as a man - you can't help it - Santa Claus was a man, therefore God has to be a man. Votes: 3

President Reagan rushed home from Santa Barbara vacation, from the Reagan ranch when the Korean jetliner was shot out of the air by the Russians. Votes: 3

Grandmother's knee is a wonderful place to learn about the Bible, ghosts, and even Santa Claus, but a mighty poor place to learn about history. Votes: 3

To really make it look like Santa came, I put reindeer poop on the roof. It's just so cold up there with my pants down. Votes: 3

I was Santa Claus in first year of primary school, our elementary's school play, because I had most panache, that was probably why. I was 5. Votes: 3

A Christian telling an atheist they're going to hell is as scary as a child telling an adult they're not getting any presents from Santa. Votes: 3

The saddest moment in a child's life is not when he learns that Santa Claus isn't real, it's when he learns that Vince Russo is. Votes: 3

I was Santa Claus in first year of primary school, our elementarys school play, because I had most panache, that was probably why. I was 5. Votes: 3

Dear Santa Claus, just a last note before you take off. I hope you have a nice trip. Don't forget to fasten your seat belt. Votes: 3

When I graduated from Santa Monica High in 1927, I was voted the girl most likely to succeed. I didn't realize it would take so long. Votes: 3

You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not pout, I'm telling you why,Cause Santa Clause might put a cap in your ass. Votes: 3

Texas, to be respected must be polite. Santa Anna living, can be of incalculable benefit to Texas; Santa Anna dead, would just be another dead Mexican. Votes: 3

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph. Votes: 3

Do you remember when you found out there was no Santa Claus? I was so upset I didn't think I'd be able to do the show. Votes: 3

No sane local official who has hung up an empty stocking over the municipal fireplace is going to shoot Santa Claus just before a hard Christmas. Votes: 3

Contemporary American children, if they are old enough to grasp the concept of Santa Claus by Thanksgiving, are able to see through it by December 15th. Votes: 3

Famously sunny Los Angeles has long been known as the homeless capital of America, from beachy communities like Santa Monica and Venice to Skid Row downtown. Votes: 3

I have to at least get a couple weekends in where I can just be on Santa Monica beach or Malibu and just ride the waves. Votes: 3

My recent retirement from full-time teaching to the status of research professor at University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB) encouraged me to come out, so to speak. Votes: 3

Oh east is east, and west is west,And never the twain shall meet--Until they come to the end of the earth,To Santa Claus' retreat." Votes: 3

I don't believe in right or left; I don't believe in Santa or Satan. I believe in things I can touch - like vodka and Oreos. Votes: 3

I can hardly be expected to think like Santa. I get three times the letters, I poop burritos, and my penis is two reindeers more plentiful. Votes: 3

When Tim Allen made The Santa Clause, I thought that was a delightful film. It took a modern sensibility but layered onto it a kind of sentiment. Votes: 3

I didn't grow up in church. I had no concept of God - existence, I - the name Jesus was synonymous with tooth fairy and Santa Claus. Votes: 3

Prayer is not adult letters written to Santa Claus, and God is not some parent-like figure up in the sky who's going to take care of us. Votes: 3

I went to UC Santa Cruz, overlooking the Bay of Monterey and Santa Cruz, in 1969. Back then, the city was part-hippie, part-surfer, but mostly retired chicken farmer. Votes: 3

Having a birthday cake squashed into your face by young kids? Delicious. I always don a Santa suit at Christmas. Remaining childish is a tremendous state of innocence. Votes: 3

Every year, dads will dress up as Santa and try to surprise their kids by coming down the chimney, and every year, a dad gets stuck and dies. Votes: 3

Our family was too strange and weird for even Santa Claus to come visit ... Santa, who was jolly - but, let's face it, he was also very judgmental. Votes: 3

I have always tried to use humor to "help ever" and "hurt never," for I find that to laugh is like swallowing a secret that Santa Claus farted. Votes: 3

I was once part of a Christmas cabaret. I sang 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.' I tap-danced. I had a ten-gallon hat. It was quite absurd. Votes: 3

My husband and I are building a 'green' house in Santa Ynez Valley. We bought 15 acres and we're going to build a house that's green from the ground up. Votes: 3

The reality of loving God is loving him like he's a Superhero who actually saved you from stuff rather than a Santa Claus who merely gave you some stuff. Votes: 3

Look, at some point, people have to tell their kids that Santa Claus isn't real. I hate to be the guy to do it, but it's just not real. Votes: 3

I actually share her view and understand her frustration when any government attempts to ban secular symbols like Santa Claus or Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer or Christmas lights. Votes: 3

My background is in biology. Before getting into the family business, I worked at the Predatory Bird Research Group at the University of California at Santa Cruz, fundraising for them. Votes: 3

Santa Claus has already been here and everything. Want to see what he brought for you?" "Is it a big present?" "Very big." "With a big red bow on it? Votes: 3

I live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. And I travel a tremendous amount. I'm in New York and California a lot, but then also I like faraway places a lot. Votes: 3

You know, in a way, 'Dear Santa Claus' is rather stuffy... Perhaps something a little more intimate would be better... Something just a shade more friendly..." "How about 'Dear Fatty'? Votes: 3

Ronald has had bicycle safety and safety in the home. Yes, Ronald is McDonald's, second most recognised figure after Santa Claus, and there's an element of obviously benefiting your business. Votes: 3

What I want for Christmas is to be a Japanese pop star. [Laughs] Santa can't exactly put that under the tree, but I'm hoping that some magic will happen overseas. Votes: 3

Anybody who is born in Santa Rosa must turn out to be either an artist or a poet, for the spirit of the hills gets into your blood out there, Votes: 3

The gift from my Secret Santa wasn't anything special. That makes me sad. I bet you anything that Mary Elizabeth is my Secret Santa because only she would give me socks. Votes: 3

I wanted to ask a thousand questions, but there was no one to ask. Besides I knew that people only told lies to children-lies about everything from soup to Santa Claus. Votes: 3

Santa Monica' was a big song, and I always knew it would be radio friendly. But it's not a defining song for me, though for a lot of people it is. Votes: 3

Here's what we know about Santa. He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad or good. I think he's with the NSA. Votes: 3

Santa Monica was a big song, and I always knew it would be radio friendly. But its not a defining song for me, though for a lot of people it is. Votes: 3

When I walk up the piazza of Santa Croce I feel as if it were not a Florentine nor an European church but a church built by and for the human race. Votes: 3

Many practitioners think there is some giant balance scale, where someone is keeping track, like Santa Claus, and that will determine your allotment of presents. That's a very exoteric understanding of reincarnation. Votes: 3

I was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California, and the whole lifestyle revolves around the beach. My parents met surfing, and the beach was a major part of our daily lives. Votes: 3

I live a lonely photographic life here in Santa Fe. I do see Eliot Porter occasionally, and Ansel storms through every so often, otherwise I plug along in my old fashioned way. Votes: 3

Many practitioners think there is some giant balance scale, where someone is keeping track, like Santa Claus, and that will determine your allotment of presents. That's a very exoteric understanding of reincarnation. Votes: 3

I tend to think that immortal souls, invisible sky daddies, and Santa Claus all belong in the same basket. The disposition of that basket is left as an exercise for the reader. Votes: 3

Do some good to the ghetto, Mr. Kris Kringle. Come and stay awhile, kick it with God's Angels. Take and acknowledge my wisdom and understand That Santa Claus is a black man. Votes: 3

If you look at Christmas movies, there are certain things in them that lend themselves to a 'Harold & Kumar' movie. In particular, the more out-of-this-world things like Santa Claus and flying reindeer. Votes: 3

Happiness does not come from external things as we're really taught as children. It doesn't come from Santa Claus. Happiness is from within your mind. Just realizing that will change your whole life. Votes: 3

I love Christmas! I'm not religious, but I love the trappings of the season. I love the decorations, and the music, and Santa, and the festive food, and the cinnamon- and vanilla-infused aromas. Votes: 3

I remember being banned from other houses as a younger child during the winter holiday season; I was the only one who didn't believe in Santa Claus, and I was ruining everyone's Christmas. Votes: 3

There's been fifty-million people that died since Sharon Tate died and I got everybody in Santa Claus land chasing me, trying to make me feel remorse for one psychotic episode of (Tex) Watson. Votes: 3

The Santa myth is one of the most effective means ever devised for intimidating children, eroding their self- esteem, twisting their behavior, warping their values, and slowing their development of critical thinking skills. Votes: 3

If I had a kid, I'd give him a name that would make everyone would want to say his name. I'd call him, Pizza-Pussy-Santa. I would! Cause everybody likes one of those things. Votes: 3

Well when I was a kid, I asked Santa Claus for some toys. Santa Claus wrote me a letter that he lost his bag. He said he'd get back to me next year. Votes: 3

My father managed shopping malls when I was a kid, and my high school job was to dress up in an elf costume and take photos of kids sitting on Santa Claus's lap. Votes: 3

Christmas movies, it's a hard thing to do. The danger is you just end up with a Hollywood star with a Santa beard. You risk it being fake and cheesy and not real. Votes: 3

Christmas is a time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell the government what they want - and their kids pay for it. Votes: 3

The government and its chiefs do not have the powers of the mythical Santa Claus. They cannot spend except by taking out of the pockets of some people for the benefit of others. Votes: 3

Santa Barbara is a paradise; Disneyland is a paradise; the U.S. is a paradise. Paradise is just paradise. Mournful, monotonous, and superficial though it may be, it is paradise. There is no other. Votes: 3

I was raised in Topanga Canyon. It's an eclectic community up in the Santa Monica mountains. A lot of musicians lived there - Joni Mitchell, Neil Young - as well as artists and craftspeople. Votes: 3

The only school that let me in was U.C. Santa Cruz, which is where I went. They didn't have a journalism program, so I took sociology, which is the closest thing to journalism. Votes: 3

My wife and I got to go onstage at a Flaming Lips concert at Webster Hall once. We dressed up like Scientology aliens and danced around. We had a shootout onstage with Santa Claus. Votes: 3

Like the waters of the river, like the motorists on the highway, and like the yellow trains streaking down the Santa Fe tracks, drama, in the shape of exceptional happenings, had never stopped there. Votes: 3

It is hard for people who have not lived in Los Angeles to realize how radically the Santa Ana figures in the local imagination. ... The wind shows us how close to the edge we are. Votes: 3

You remember when you were a kid growing up, and believed in Santa Claus? There's not much difference between Santa Claus and me today, you know. We're two overweight lovable guys that kids really enjoy. Votes: 3

We're going to start with the injury report, obviously. Manning, Clark, Addai, Reggie Wayne, Freeney, Mathis, Brackett - all those guys will not play. Oh, hold up. That was my wish list for Santa Claus. Votes: 3

Physically he was the connoisseur's connoisseur. He was a giant panda, Santa Claus and the Jolly Green Giant rolled into one. On him, a lean and slender physique would have looked like very bad casting. Votes: 3

For the past two years, President Obama has promised our children the moon, stars, rainbows, unicorns and universal health care for all. But the White House Santa's cradle-to-grave entitlement mandates are a spectacularly predictable bust. Votes: 3

No viticultural region in America has demonstrated as much progress in quality and potential for greatness as... the Santa Barbara region, where the Burgundian varietals Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are planted in its cooler climates. Votes: 3

I just talked to a young lady, a freshman at Santa Barbara. She's taking a course, and 'Moneyball''s one of the required readings. This young lady could dream of one day becoming a general manager. Votes: 3

"In all this world there is nothing so beautiful as a happy child," says good old Santa Claus; and if he had his way the children would all be beautiful, for all would be happy. Votes: 3

Once you become an actor, it's important to take care of yourself. I live in Santa Monica, where I can mountain bike, hike and go running on the beach. I like a nice sunset jog. Votes: 3

No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood. Votes: 3

She thinks I'm a drug dealer. (Chris) "˜The most "illegal" thing the boy had ever done was to walk past a Salvation Army Santa Claus, once, without dropping money into the kettle.' (Wulf) Votes: 3

My mouth gaped and I think I might have whimpered. The Norns had obliterated him completely—a creature they’d known for centuries—because of me. It was like watching Rudolph get shot by Santa Claus. Votes: 3

I grew up as a kid being able to attend concerts, go to art museums. Santa Barbara was a rich cultural community, and I had access to everything. I think that shaped me as an artist. Votes: 3

I worked in this bar called the Raincheck Room in the '60s; it used to be over on Santa Monica Boulevard, and, y'know, it was a pretty hip place. Lots of actors hung out there. Votes: 3

I lived near Santa Cruz for ten years, and the whole time, it bothered me what an exclusionary definition of 'inclusion' was in force. Social censure was applied to those who expressed unpopular or uncomfortable ideas. Votes: 3

I have a deep attachment to the natural world. It's a major influence on my writing, and as I look out over the wonderful snow-covered Santa Fe hills, I'm grateful for every day that I live here. Votes: 3

Department store Santas are apparently being trained to lower children's expectations about toys because of the recession. Yeah, it's weird when you ask Santa for a train set and he's like, 'Yeah, how 'bout a bus token? Votes: 3

Human life [is] ... a process of filling in time until the arrival of death, or Santa Claus, with very little choice, if any, of what kind of business one is going to transact during the long wait. Votes: 3

Growing up, Santa Claus would cover the presents with a white blanket, so when we'd wake up Christmas morning, we had to wait for my dad to do the big reveal of all the presents Santa brought. Votes: 3

A group of us started a community center in Santa Monica. We've tried different programs, and three have worked really well. A poetry group. Once a week we visit Venice High and talk to girls at risk. Votes: 3

Santa Barbara is my hood. I mean, it's not much of a hood, but it is definitely like my hood. I claim Santa Barbara like I claim my family. I'm going to be married and buried there. Votes: 3

Beginning with Santa in infancy, and ending with the Tooth Fairy as the child acquires adult teeth. Or, plainly put, beginning with all the possibility of childhood, and ending with an absolute trust in the national currency. Votes: 3

When I was in college, I wanted to be editor of 'Reason' when I grew up. It was an impractical ambition, especially since the magazine was located in Santa Barbara, way off any journalist's normal career path. Votes: 3

On a busy day twenty-two thousand people come to visit Santa, and I was told that it is an elf's lot to remain merry in the face of torment and adversity. I promised to keep that in mind. Votes: 3

If we talk about the environment, for example, we have to talk about environmental racism - about the fact that kids in South Central Los Angeles have a third of the lung capacity of kids in Santa Monica. Votes: 3

Santa blows all these shipping companies away. He delivers more than 2 billion packages in just 24 hours. He does it by sleigh. He doesn't use tracking numbers and doesn't use trucks. He just uses midgets and a giant bag. Votes: 3

Santa Jr. I was a cop. Yes, I was officially Santa. But a younger Santa. He goes young, clean-shaven, to how we imagine Santa with all the white hair and beard and "Ho ho ho." Kind of funny. Votes: 3

Yeah when you're in the middle of filming this movie [Bad Santa 2] it doesn't matter what you say you can think of some sort of way to twist it into something dirty so we were laughing a lot. Votes: 3

Postal officials say that before Christmas they receive tons of letters written to Santa Claus, but after Christmas how few letters of thanks are sent to him! From childhood onward, human beings seem to be characterized by thanklessness. Votes: 3

Santa Claus has nothing to do with it," the latke said. "Christmas and Hanukah are completely different things." "But different things can often blend together," said the pine tree. "Let me tell you a funny story about pagan rituals. Votes: 3

Santa Monica's only walkable if death is no hurdle. The air's the wrong colour. People put sunglasses on their dogs. It's a hideous place where humans are not welcome and those who stay suffer eight kinds of brain damage. Votes: 3

Well I teach in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. So that's my primary work. I lecture on various campuses and in various communities across the country and other parts of the world. Votes: 3

Basher shook his head. "No, we climbed in through a ground-floor guest bedroom all ninja-like. Snuck up the back stairs." "Then you might be the cavalry," said Tom, "but I'm Santa Claus. Let's go downstairs and open some presents. Votes: 3

Of course, my Christmas is (so much more) gorgeous and romantic (than Germany's)!! And unlike the rest of the world, we leave wine behind for Santa Claus!""So Santa-san is delivering gifts to children while driving under the influence . . . ? Votes: 3

The Cuban Revolutionary Government has been generous and very considerate to me and my family. I lived in Santa Clara for a few months because I wanted to work in the countryside and get to know the country better. Votes: 3

Prayers never bring anything... They may bring solace to the sap, the bigot, the ignorant, the aboriginal, and the lazy - but to the enlightened it is the same as asking Santa Claus to bring you something for Xmas Votes: 3

Walk through Santa Monica and try to find somebody who knows a young man or woman who's in this war. Here, war is an intellectual concept. If you lose your son or daughter, it's no longer an intellectual matter. Votes: 3

Our unalienable right to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness, those rights were stripped from college kids in Blackburg and Santa Barbara, and from high schoolers at Columbine. And, and from first graders in Newtown, first graders. Votes: 3

Now I admit that the notion of a warless world is a pleasant and attractive thought. But people who believe that there can be such a thing should ask it of Santa Claus, in whom they doubtless also believe. Votes: 3

Trust me when you read the script for Bad Santa 2 I knew exactly what I was getting myself into. I read the script first, and I was laughing out loud and blushing and couldn't believe what I was reading. Votes: 3

An essential point in the social philosophy of interventionism is the existence of an inexhaustible fund which can be squeezed forever. The whole system of interventionism collapses when the fountain is drained off: The Santa Clause principle liquidates itself. Votes: 3

My favorite random email I got was from some guy who wrote: "Mr. Max, with the hope of a six year old on the night before Christmas asking about Santa, I ask the same question: Do you really exist? Votes: 3

If you do not need something that it is still useful, give it to someone who will appreciate it before you douse it in lighter fluid in hopes Santa Odin will put a new one under your Yule tree. Votes: 3

When I was 18 at the Santa Ana River Jetty is where I put my first board in the water that I ever got from Joe Quigg. I was just riding the whitewater in, and I was just in heaven. Votes: 3

Spirit and soul is horseshit of the worst sort. Obviously there are no fairies, no Santa Clauses, no spirits. What there is, is human goals and purposes as noted by sane existentialists. But a lot of transcendentalists are utter screwballs. Votes: 3

You folks feeling the economic pinch? Are you a little fed up with the economic news? It's bad. The department stores, this holiday season, no Santa Claus. They're laying off department-store Santa Clauses. So more bad news for John McCain. Votes: 3

For the art-historically informed, no art has truly shocked since November 19, 1971, when Chris Burden had himself shot in the arm by a friend, at F-Space in Santa Ana, California. Sliced cows and surgically altering one's own face is aftershock art. Votes: 3

Someone once said that taxes are the price we pay for civilization. That may have been true when he said it, but today taxes are mostly the price we pay so that politicians can play Santa Claus and get reelected. Votes: 3

Never deny the babies their Christmas! It is the shining seal set upon, a year of happiness. Let them believe in Santa Claus, or St. Nicholas; or Kriss Kringle, or whatever name the jolly Dutch saint bears in your religion. Votes: 3

I was born in Orange County - in Santa Ana. My dad is from California. I was raised on the East Coast. My first two years were in California, but I claim East Coast. I'm sorry, I don't rep California. Votes: 3

We have confused God with Santa Claus. And we believe that prayer means making a list of everything you don't have but want and trying to persuade God you deserve it. Now I'm sorry, that's not God, that's Santa Claus. Votes: 3

I studied at UC Santa Cruz before going on to do a grad program at UCLA. Santa Cruz was like an awesome hippie summer camp. I got to take a vacation from reality and hang out on beaches and in forests. Votes: 3

I work with a place in Santa Monica called Phase IV. My doctor recommended them to me when I started losing weight. They help people train for things like triathlons or biking and running races. They offer physical therapists, testing, lectures. Votes: 3

No, this was Philly. Drunks here boo Santa and get in more trouble than a dog with an Easter basket, and like the dog, they usually end up either sick or dead. Ah yes, another lovely eve in the big city. Votes: 3

Sit peacefully in a church and think of church history: witchburning perhaps, or child abuse, genocide, the amassing of disgusting wealth, the repression of women, inquisitions, castrating child choir singers, the denial of Santa Claus and the support of fascists in power. Votes: 3

I think you're kind of seeing the real me as far as seeing what I post on social media, because I am very much into cooking, and my dogs, and obviously my son, and my lifestyle in Santa Cruz is very laid-back. Votes: 3

How is it possible that our parents lied to us?Lets see: Santa, the Tooth Fairy,the Easter bunny,um, God. You're the prettiest kid in school. This wont hurt a bit. Your face will freeze like thatEverythings going to be alright. Votes: 3

We conclude that, simultaneously with the organization of the colleges, there should be at Santa Cruz an organization by disciplines, whose units would have a voice in appointments and promotions, in course of programs, and in the allocation of funds for research. Votes: 3

I was a very lucky kid, because I grew up affluent Santa Barbara, California. My experience as a child was probably so different from people I met later who grew up in the rural South, where many doors were closed to them. Votes: 3

I'm from Santa Cruz in Northern California, and the 49ers were my dad and I's bonding time. We would go to games in the '80s. It was a good time to fall in love with football when your team was unstoppable. Votes: 3

Muggles have garden gnomes, too, you know," Harry told Ron as they crossed the lawn. "Yeah, I've seen those things they think are gnomes," said Ron, bent double with his head in a peony bush, "like fat little Santa Clauses with fishing rods... Votes: 3

Obama's gonna play Santa Claus with the minimum wage. He's got no successes to brag about. He cannot talk about a robust job market. In fact, the very fact he's talking about the minimum wage is evidence there is no robust job market. Votes: 3

How is it possible that our parents lied to us?" "Lets see: Santa, the Tooth Fairy,the Easter bunny,um, God. You're the prettiest kid in school. This wont hurt a bit. Your face will freeze like that..." "Everythings going to be alright. Votes: 3

If I ever saw magic on television I would say: 'I want that. That's what I want from Santa Claus'. So the cupboard in my bedroom was full of boxes of magic tricks, cups and balls, cards and foam rabbits, all sorts of stuff. Votes: 3

Santa is a much bigger and more powerful faery than Toot, and I don't know his true name anyway. You'd never see me trying to nab Saint Nick in a magic circle even if I did. I don't think anyone has stones that big. Votes: 3

Even with clothing naked animals, there were people who wanted to send in money. A woman in Santa Barbara, California, sent a $40,000 check. I fondled it for about five minutes and then sent it back. I told her I couldn't accept money from strangers. Votes: 3

After the week at the Fillmore we flew down to L.A. to hang out and pick up whatever gigs we could. We did a gig in Santa Barbara on July 1st and then the next night we opened for Sam & Dave at the Whisky... Votes: 3

Santa Sangre' is the picture I love the best, myself, because 'El Topo' and 'The Holy Mountain' I made with my head, and 'Santa Sangre' I made with my feelings, with my heart. It's an emotional picture. And it's more real for me, that picture. Votes: 3

A true bubble is when something is overvalued and intensely believed. Education may be the only thing people still believe in in the United States. To question education is really dangerous. It is the absolute taboo. It's like telling the world there's no Santa Claus. Votes: 3

You never realize how much your mother loves you till you explore the attic - and find every letter you ever sent her, every finger painting, clay pot, bead necklace, Easter chicken, cardboard Santa Claus, paperlace Mother's Day card and school report since day one. Votes: 3

I went to the University of California, Santa Cruz for a year, which turned out to be a really vibrant, very intensive intellectual atmosphere where you could do a lot of aspect of music without it being a conservatory. And that's why I went there. Votes: 3

I'm the youngest of five kids, and I wanted attention. And in Santa Barbara, there was lots of theater going on, so for that area, it was a little bit like playing Little League baseball. There were dance classes, theater classes, and I just loved it. Votes: 3

For me growing up, Christmas time was always the most fantastic, exciting time of year, and you'd stay up until three in the morning. You'd hear the parents wrapping in the other room but you knew that also, maybe, they were in collusion with Santa Claus. Votes: 3

The Santa Anas blew in hot from the desert, shriveling the last of the spring grass into whiskers of pale straw. Only the oleanders thrived, their delicate poisonous blooms, their dagger green leaves. We could not sleep in the hot dry nights, my mother and I. Votes: 3

Vlad had found himself longing to encounter those of his own kind, to travel to the streets of Elysia-that far away world, but after a while it seemed more of a fairy tale than anything else. Like Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy, only with fangs. Votes: 3

Guys who dress up like Santa Claus, see, and give presents away do it because when they was young they must have did something bad and they feel guilty about it. So now they do something they think is good to make up for it, see? Votes: 3

I was lucky enough to realize my dream. When I was a little kid in Santa Barbara, sitting on the floor in my grandmother's house, dreaming of maybe one day working for Walt Disney, and to have that dream come true, I think that's pretty remarkable. Votes: 3

We laughed about all the kids who believed in the Santa Clause myth and got nothing but a bunch of cheap plastic toys. 'Years from now, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten,' Dad said, ' you'll still have your stars. Votes: 3

Surprisingly, the Eisenhower Memorial design contains almost none of the known Gehry-box of tricks. His giant etched chain-link curtain, first applied in 1979 to hide an ungracious parking garage at Santa Monica Place, is resurrected for Eisenhower to screen the equally graceless facade of the Department of Education. Votes: 3

The Grateful Dead were very kind. It was Santa Claus. It did good things. It allowed other people to benefit. The benefits that we played were enormous, and we played free. So youve got a band that loves to play free, and that was a wonderful thing. Votes: 3

The Grateful Dead were very kind. It was Santa Claus. It did good things. It allowed other people to benefit. The benefits that we played were enormous, and we played free. So you've got a band that loves to play free, and that was a wonderful thing. Votes: 3

I went to the surplus store on Santa Monica and Vine (in Los Angeles) and went and got me a Navy outfit, put the black tape under my eyes. I got me a whistle and went in there with a hat looking like a full-on drill sergeant. Votes: 3

When I was a kid out here in L.A., I was homeless, I didn't have any money and I was living in my car. I wasn't averse to going down to Santa Monica Boulevard and letting a guy buy me a sandwich. Know what I mean? Votes: 3

Now that I can see it's the queen's new clothes Now that I can hear all your poison prose Now that I can talk with my tongue unfroze I'm not so sure of Santa or the buck tooth fairy There are no words for me inside your dictionary Votes: 3

I guess that's where faith comes in, the faith of a child to believe in Santa, the faith of an adult to believe in God, maybe faith is what makes something real? Maybe Rose had believed enough to create her own afterlife, maybe that's the reward of faith... Votes: 3

The idea of God as a fatherly figure who looks down on us and worries about how we're doing or takes sides when we have fights - it's more irritating than Santa Claus. The world and the universe are far more wonderful if there's not a puppet master. Votes: 3

Santa Claus was white and everything bad was black. The little ugly duckling was the black duck, and the black cat was the bad luck. And if I threaten you, I'm going to blackmail you.I said, 'Momma, why don't they call it 'whitemail'? They lie too.' Votes: 3

Adults trying to protect children from reality, right? And adults always trying to fill children with fantasy - the tooth fairy, Santa, make-believe games, etc. But kids are really smart, I think they know from an early age about death, this void and hole they are immediately traveling toward. Votes: 3

Kanan is a big road through the Santa Monica Mountains. Between mid-March and mid-April, when you get over to the western side of the mountains, it's populated by Spanish broom - this beautiful, yellow, flowering weed that smells the way I imagine it smells along the Yellow Brick Road. Votes: 3

As a songwriter, I do kind of look at 'Santa Monica' as a thing outside of itself, because it isn't just my song. This is a song a lot of people tell me is a part of their high school or college years. That means a lot to me. Votes: 3

I love big shrimp, like Japanese botan shrimp and the meaty ones from Santa Barbara, Calif. In classic Japanese cooking, shrimp like these would be dropped into a broth or boiled as served with sushi. But I think boiling dilutes their great flavor, and they are better when stir-fried. Votes: 3

Heavy role in the movies that I've done that I have loved and fit my soul; A Simple Plan, Monster's Ball, Sling Blade, One False Move, Bad Santa even. I mean Bad Santa is a comedy, and it's a very dark comedy, and it's become like iconic, you know. Votes: 3

Jesus was a white man, too. Its like we have, hes a historical figure thats a verifiable fact, as is Santa, I just want kids to know that. How do you revise it in the middle of the legacy in the story and change Santa from white to black? Votes: 3

Growing up in northern California has had a big influence on my love and respect for the outdoors. When I lived in Oakland, we would think nothing of driving to Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz one day and then driving to the foothills of the Sierras the next day. Votes: 2

I was in the Pritikin Center in Santa Monica once, trying to lose 30 or 40 pounds in a month. I'd work... on a treadmill and with the weights, but it was driving me nuts. So I escaped. Tom Arnold picked me up and we went to Le Dome and had tons of desserts. Votes: 2

I wanted to be a marine biologist my whole life until I graduated high school. And even now, I'm still like, 'Maybe I'll just quit the biz and go to Santa Cruz and study marine biology and have my own research center in the Bahamas.' Yeah, I'm sure it would be just that smooth. Votes: 2

I'm concerned about my daughter because she will not believe in Santa Claus. No matter what I say to her, she just doesn't buy it, and she's 2. I refuse to give it up. I say, 'There is a Santa Claus,' and she says, 'Okay, Mommy. In pretend world, right?' She really doesn't believe. Votes: 2

There's one Baldessari work I genuinely love and would like to own, maybe because of my Midwestern roots and love of driving alone. 'The backs of all the trucks passed while driving from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara, California, Sunday, 20 January 1963' consists of a grid of 32 small color photographs depicting just what the title says. Votes: 2

At the heart of every really good Christmas movie is the threat, I suppose, to Christmas. Something is wrong with Christmas, in all of these movies. In 'The Polar Express,' there's a kid that doesn't really believe, and that's the threat to Christmas. In 'Santa Claus: The Movie,' jealousy and greed are threatening to overrun his Christmas. Votes: 2

I was a trial lawyer. At the same time, I was a teacher. I taught about the political and social content of film for American University. Then I left and became a teacher at the University of California at Santa Cruz. I taught about the political and social content of film, but I also taught a course in law for undergraduates. Votes: 2

I had this grand idea that Elvira's kind of the Santa Claus of Halloween - at the malls, you'd have an Elvira there. Girls would dress as Elvira just like guys dress as Santa Claus, and it's not the real thing, but they'll pose for pictures, sign autographs. Of course, I couldn't go around to every mall, so we'd have to get more Elviras. Votes: 2

I know I'm 38 but I insist that santa claus exists and he raped my mother when I was 9. Votes: 0

If SANTA CLAUS came down the chimney in a f**king jogging suit, you wouldn't even know it was him. Votes: 0

God? Nope." requel's smile told me she was joking around to make this easier for me "santa clause? No again. Votes: 0