--- title: "8 Every Quotes By P. J. O'Rourke" description: "8 Every quotes by P. J. O'Rourke. Plus more from P. J. O'Rourke and more Every sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ba/p-j-o-rourke-184_don-quixote_inside-every-sancho-panza-there-s-a-don_478316.png" --- > [Inside every Sancho Panza there's a Don Quixote struggling to get out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/inside-every-sancho-panza-there-s-a-don-quixote-struggling-to-get-out/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ba/p-j-o-rourke-184_don-quixote_inside-every-sancho-panza-there-s-a-don_478316.png) > [Californians devised a system of electricity sales that ignored every dimension of the free market.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/californians-devised-a-system-of-electricity-sales-that-ignored-every/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bac/p-j-o-rourke-184_californians_californians-devised-a-system-of-electri_726967.png) > [Like it or not, I've come to appreciate soccer. Any kid can play, which fits with the inclusive agenda of progressive schools.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/like-it-or-not-i-ve-come-to-appreciate-soccer-any-kid-can-play-which/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/280/p-j-o-rourke-184_agenda_like-it-or-not-i-ve-come-to-appreciate-s_1229789.png) > [I know quite a few fellow members of the news analysis and commentary business, and I have it from the highest-placed sources,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/i-know-quite-a-few-fellow-members-of-the-news-analysis-and-commentary/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c19/p-j-o-rourke-184_analysis_i-know-quite-a-few-fellow-members-of-the_1434805.png) > [America gives every appearance of being a nation besotted with trashiness - divorce, illegitimacy, casual Fridays.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/america-gives-every-appearance-of-being-a-nation-besotted-with/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81f/p-j-o-rourke-184_america_america-gives-every-appearance-of-being_1726402.png) > [Every vote should carry a serial number, so that responsibility for harmful or careless use of the vote can be traced. Concealed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/every-vote-should-carry-a-serial-number-so-that-responsibility-for/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cc/p-j-o-rourke-184_careless_every-vote-should-carry-a-serial-number_1970668.jpg) > [I think every high school student who was alert during the early '60s got very embittered by the slow progress and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/i-think-every-high-school-student-who-was-alert-during-the-early-60s/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b84/p-j-o-rourke-184_alert_i-think-every-high-school-student-who-wa_2731414.png) > [In thirteen years, every aspect of the universe can change - ask a thirteen-year-old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/in-thirteen-years-every-aspect-of-the-universe-can-change-ask-a/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/488/p-j-o-rourke-184_ask_in-thirteen-years-every-aspect-of-the-un_2866543.png) ## Other authors on Every ## More by P. J. O'Rourke > [I'm fascinated by political enthusiasm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/i-m-fascinated-by-political-enthusiasm/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) > [In comparative terms, there's no poverty in America by a long shot. Heritage Foundation political scientist Robert Rector has worked up figures showing that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/in-comparative-terms-there-s-no-poverty-in-america-by-a-long-shot/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) > [The Democrats said, "We don't know what's wrong with America, but we can fix it." The Republicans said, "There's nothing wrong with America, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/the-democrats-said-we-don-t-know-what-s-wrong-with-america-but-we-can/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) > [At Epcot Center the Disney corporation has focused its attention on two things greatly in need of Disneyfication: the tedious future and the annoying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/at-epcot-center-the-disney-corporation-has-focused-its-attention-on/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) > [So-called Western Civilization, as practised in half of Europe, some of Asia and a few parts of North America, is better than anything else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/so-called-western-civilization-as-practised-in-half-of-europe-some-of/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) > [My whole family can talk. They are all car salesmen. They are all funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/my-whole-family-can-talk-they-are-all-car-salesmen-they-are-all-funny/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) > [It was Ronald Reagan who used to say that the 10 most frightening words in the English language are, "I'm from the federal government,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/it-was-ronald-reagan-who-used-to-say-that-the-10-most-frightening/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) > [Gun violence has cost us too many political leaders, and hardly ever the worst ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/gun-violence-has-cost-us-too-many-political-leaders-and-hardly-ever/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) > [Pete Seeger is a modest, unassuming, cheerful, and kind-natured man. He's a good folk singer, if you can stand folk singing. And he's such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/pete-seeger-is-a-modest-unassuming-cheerful-and-kind-natured-man-he-s/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) > [Journalists are notoriously easy to kid. All you have to do is speak to a journalist in a very serious tone of voice, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/journalists-are-notoriously-easy-to-kid-all-you-have-to-do-is-speak/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) > [I like to think of my behavior in the sixties as a 'learning experience.' Then again, I like to think of anything stupid I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/i-like-to-think-of-my-behavior-in-the-sixties-as-a-learning/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) > [I'll be 56 this year, I've got two kids, and I think it's probably time to go back to writing one-glove jokes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/i-ll-be-56-this-year-i-ve-got-two-kids-and-i-think-it-s-probably-time/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) > [Something that comes to us, some gym shoe that comes to us as a result of child labor from a brutal dictatorship, where people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/something-that-comes-to-us-some-gym-shoe-that-comes-to-us-as-a-result/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) > [Russians not only vehemently despise blacks, they believe Africa begins at the Ukraine border.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/russians-not-only-vehemently-despise-blacks-they-believe-africa/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) > [Now, do I think the baby boomers tend to be self-absorbed? I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/now-do-i-think-the-baby-boomers-tend-to-be-self-absorbed-i-do/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/every/p-j-o-rourke/#itemlist", "name": "8 Every Quotes By P. J. O'Rourke", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Inside every Sancho Panza there's a Don Quixote struggling to get out.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "P. J. 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