Everything that's fun in life is dangerous. Horse races, for instance, are very dangerous. But attempt to design a safe horse and… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Everybody in 15th century Spain was wrong about where China was and as a result, Columbus discovered Caribbean vacations. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
When a private entity does not produce the desired results, it is (certain body parts excepted) done away with. But a public… — P. J. O'Rourke 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
As a result of that, and as a result of friendship, I don't think we've ever been competitive. I mean, there's probably… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I've never been able to get it straight about what these people who are worried about the trade deficit are worried about.… — 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 Copy Share Image
The forces of safety are afoot in the land. I, for one, believe it is a conspiracy - a conspiracy of Safety… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
We won't dispassionately investigate or rationally debate which drugs do what damage and whether or how much of that damage is the… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Something that comes to us, some gym shoe that comes to us as a result of child labor from a brutal dictatorship,… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Remember that all tax revenue is the result of holding a gun to somebody's head. Not paying taxes is against the law.… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
.......the poor of the world cannot be made rich by redistribution of wealth. Poverty can't be eliminated by punishing people who've escaped… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
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… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
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… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
At Epcot Center the Disney corporation has focused its attention on two things greatly in need of Disneyfication: the tedious future and the annoying… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
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… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
My whole family can talk. They are all car salesmen. They are all funny. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
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,… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Gun violence has cost us too many political leaders, and hardly ever the worst ones. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
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… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Journalists are notoriously easy to kid. All you have to do is speak to a journalist in a very serious tone of voice, and… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
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… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
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. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
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