With that self-deprecating one-liner in a debate against President George H.W. Bush and then-Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, Ross Perot defined his 1992 presidential bid.
The line was candy for TV producers seeking a soundbite from the debate, and it not only winningly mocked Perot's rather large ears but also served as a signal to the country that he was listening to folks the elites had ignored.
Perot, who died Tuesday at age 89, garnered nearly 1 in 5 votes in that election, despite running against an incumbent president who'd successfully ousted Saddam Hussein from Kuwait and an Arkansas governor who proved to be the one of the most gifted political talents of his time.