America is not a wily, sneaky nation. We don't think that way. We don't think much at all, thank God. — P. J. O'Rourke America Copy Share Image
The typical old-fashioned diet (in the nineteenth century) was so bad it almost assembled modern dieting. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Democrats hate America being a world power because world power gives power to the nation instead of to Democrats. — P. J. O'Rourke America Copy Share Image
What about snipers?" I once asked someone. He said, "Oh, most of the snipers have automatic weapon. They arent very accurate. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
The American political system is like fast food - mushy, insipid, made out of disgusting parts of things and everybody wants some. — P. J. O'Rourke American political system Copy Share Image
What would annoy the most people most often? That is the true left-wing test of government intervention. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Finland is a rich country. What have they got? They got Nokia phones and plywood. How'd they get so rich? Because they're… — P. J. O'Rourke Country Copy Share Image
You can't shame or humiliate modern celebrities. What used to be called shame and humiliation is now called publicity. — P. J. O'Rourke Acceptance Copy Share Image
Like most sensible people, you probably lost interest in modern art about the time that Julian Schnabel was painting broken pieces of… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Government subsidies can be critically analyzed according to a simple principle: You are smarter than the government, so when the government pays… — P. J. O'Rourke Government Copy Share Image
Now majority rule is a precious, sacred thing worth dying for. But like other precious, sacred things … it's not only worth… — P. J. O'Rourke Cynical Copy Share Image
Feminism is the result of a few ignorant and literal-minded women letting the cat out of the bag about which is the… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Journalists aren't supposed to praise things. It's a violation of work rules almost as serious as buying drinks with our own money… — P. J. O'Rourke Buying Copy Share Image
A woman should dress to attract attention. To attract the most attention, a woman should be either nude, or wearing something as… — P. J. O'Rourke Attention Copy Share Image
Nothing about economic growth in the United States over the course of the past 40, 50 years, during which time this has… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Funding for the original manned Voyager Mars Program was scratched in 1968, before humans had gotten out of Low Earth Orbit. Mid-'60s… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
In England, all the English car companies were beginning to circle the drain in a series of well-deserved failures and bankruptcies, earned… — P. J. O'Rourke Bankruptcy Copy Share Image
Bachelors know all about parties. In fact, a good bachelor is a living, breathing party all by himself. At least that is… — P. J. O'Rourke Bachelor Copy Share Image
The problem, when comparing contemporary television to television in 1974, is that TV has become not just bad but sad. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Adam Smith's huge failure was the fact that he did not foresee the industrial revolution. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Neither conservatives nor humorists believe man is good. But left-wingers do. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
You can't get good chinese takeout in China and cuban cigars are rationed in Cuba. That's all you need to know about… — P. J. O'Rourke China Copy Share Image
Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines. — P. J. O'Rourke Algeria Copy Share Image
To blame the existence of al Qaeda on poverty like Egypt's is a slur on the poor. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Good manners are a combination of intelligence, education, taste and style mixed together so that you don't need any of those things. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Mikhail Gorbachev was the Jimmy Carter of the Communist bloc. The Russians hate him. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
People say free trade causes dislocation. In actual fact, it's the lowering of trade barriers that causes the dislocation. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
In thirteen years, every aspect of the universe can change - ask a thirteen-year-old. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Everything that's fun in life is dangerous. And everything that isn't fun is dangerous too. It's impossible to be alive and safe. — P. J. O'Rourke Alive Copy Share Image
Vegetables are something God invented to let women get even with their children. — P. J. O'Rourke Children Copy Share Image
I don't think anybody's really been successful with theorizing about value or creating a price theory. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Teasing and a sense of humor, if you can develop that in your kids, and if you can exercise it with the… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Normally, the job sucks but work is kinda fun, because you see your friends and flirt with girls and stuff. — P. J. O'Rourke Flirting Copy Share Image
The question nowadays is not what makes government work. The question is how do we make it stop. — P. J. O'Rourke Government Copy Share Image
One thing talk can't accomplish is communication. This is because everybody's talking too much to pay attention to what anyone is saying — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Political stuff is all about his [Hunter S. Thompson] reaction to a situation. And my stuff is much more externally driven. — P. J. O'Rourke Driven Copy Share Image
The Russians could have some (warheads) aimed at Japan, so if we act up they can destroy our economy. — P. J. O'Rourke Economy Copy Share Image
Will Generation X and the Millennials do a better job running the world than the boomers have? Let's hope so. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Gossip is what you say about the objects of flattery when they aren't present. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
People love to be told what they know already. It's not so much that what they say is wrong, though Ann Coulter… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
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