All P.J. O'Rourke Quotes
- There are 1.3 billion people in China, and they all want a Buick. All
- The French are a smallish, monkey-looking bunch and not dressed any better, on average, than the citizens of Baltimore. Any
- Now, do I think the baby boomers tend to be self-absorbed? I do. Absorbed
- If we heard that somebody starved to death in Sweden or Switzerland, we would be shocked. Death
- I had a confused early hippie phase, which was like a cafeteria tray of sloppy, semi-Marxist thoughts, absorbed second-hand. Absorb
- Politics is a necessary evil, or a necessary annoyance, a necessary conundrum. Annoyance
- Being a humorist is not a voluntary thing. You can tell this because in a situation where saying a funny thing will cause a lot… Cause
- Teasing and a sense of humor, if you can develop that in your kids, and if you can exercise it with the kids, just makes… Atmosphere
- I think that humor has become a principle means of communication among Americans about politics. American
- College professors used to be badly paid and worth it. Colleges used to be modest institutions; they should go back to being modest institutions. Badly
- I spent a lot of time behind the Iron Curtain, and their cars were abysmal. Abysmal
- The bar is set pretty low if you want to be a hip, accessible conservative. Accessible
- People love to be told what they know already. Know Already
- I like Michael Moore, but I think of him more as a rabble-rouser. On his TV show, when he went to the home of the… Alarm
- I like to argue with the radio. Argue
- Arguing, in the sense of attempting to convince others, has gone out of fashion with conservatives. Arguing
- I myself am a parent in a small business. Number of employees: one. Business
- Why is Iraq so easy to harm and so hard to help? Easy
- As a nation, Kuwait has been, arguably, free of freedom itself. Claimed in turn by Constantinople, Riyadh, and Baghdad, Kuwait has survived by playing Turks… Arabs
- My generation of Americans was the first to really care about racism and sexism, not to mention the I Ching, plus, of course, the Earth. American
- Is Bill Clinton so good at politics, or are other politicians so bad? Bad
- As a longtime former resident of 15 years in Washington, I wish that everybody would stay off the Mall with their political cause so that… Cause
- I like fiction and the kind of history that gives the grace and flavor of fiction to the past. No bloviation on current events, please.… Bloviation
- We have the British motor industry as a role model for what happens when you try to save an industrial dinosaur. Britain was the first… Britain
- Writing is agony. I hate it. Agony