Good Quotes by P. J. O'Rourke

19 Good quotes by P. J. O'Rourke

P. J. O'Rourke mixes humor with insight, turning the concept of goodness into a playground for satire. Nineteen quips and observations offer a light‑hearted yet thoughtful look at ethical behavior.

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The good thing about SUVs is they have storage.

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I read good. I was an English major.

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Is Bill Clinton so good at politics, or are other politicians so bad?

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Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.

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Only a few good leaders have paused to reflect seriously on being leaders.

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I write because I like to make things and the only things I am good at making things with are words,

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America's public schools have served their purpose. Free and compulsory education was good for a somewhat unpromising young nation.

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Simply because something is a populist movement doesn't make it either good or bad.

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Global warming is a fact. Now it's up to liberals to make it a reality. Hence there is crucial importance in preventing…

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If you talk to most businessmen, they'll say that what they do is for the public good, but you know they're just…

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All religions must be made child-proof. Our teachers' unions have done good work in this field, K through 12. Delaying first communions…

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Americans are good at pursuing happiness. And the Americans who pursue happiness most diligently show that we're also good at running it…

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The inherent purpose of American government is let people seek their own goals and to encourage them to be responsible on the…

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The good news is that, according to the Obama administration, the rich will pay for everything. The bad news is that, according…

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The problem in Afghanistan is really not so much land as water. It's a dry country with ample amounts of water running…

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I think it's been hard for people to understand how Islam can be a good religion, and yet the Islamists are evil.…

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Upbeat is for people who want to feel good about their cause: the reformers, the progressives, the revolutionaries, the utopians, the collectivists,…

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There is no virtue in compulsory government charity, and there is no virtue in advocating it. A politician who portrays himself as…

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Pete Seeger is a modest, unassuming, cheerful, and kind-natured man. He's a good folk singer, if you can stand folk singing. And…

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I'm fascinated by political enthusiasm.

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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…

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My whole family can talk. They are all car salesmen. They are all funny.

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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,…

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Gun violence has cost us too many political leaders, and hardly ever the worst ones.

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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…

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Journalists are notoriously easy to kid. All you have to do is speak to a journalist in a very serious tone of voice, and…

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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…

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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.

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Something that comes to us, some gym shoe that comes to us as a result of child labor from a brutal dictatorship, where people…

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Russians not only vehemently despise blacks, they believe Africa begins at the Ukraine border.

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Now, do I think the baby boomers tend to be self-absorbed? I do.

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