All P.J. O'Rourke Quotes
- I grew up going to public school, and they were huge public schools. I went to a school that had 3,200 kids, and I had… Classes
- Kids are disorganized. Disorganized
- The problem with public school is not overcrowding in the classroom. The problem is not teacher unions. The problem is not underfunding or lack of… Classroom
- A lot of newspaper columns used to be written in a rat-a-tat-tat, fast-paced style - and they tended to be funny. They were a little… Best
- Gay marriage acceptance is happening in the blink of an eye. Acceptance
- In Toledo, people grow out. Out to the suburbs. Out to the parts of America where the economy is more vigorous. And all too often,… All
- There is no horizon in Toledo. There are too many trees. Horizon
- Catchphrases flourish in contemporary American English. American
- Opinions of language are as interesting as opinions of arithmetic. Arithmetic
- Political leaders are expert at saying nothing. Expert
- Charles McCarry is the best modern writer on the subject of intrigue - by the breadth of Alan Furst, by the fathom of Eric Ambler,… Alan
- The 1960s was an era of big thoughts. And yet, amazingly, each of these thoughts could fit on a T-shirt. Amazingly
- No Americans wants to see somebody lose their house because of health bills. Their boat? Maybe. Maybe the boat. But not the house. American
- All business is capitalistic. You require capital for any sort of business endeavour. All
- Explosion of positive rights started in 1932 with the election of Roosevelt. Election
- Harvard is the home of American ideas. American
- Freedom is for fun. Freedom
- Cars let us out of the barn and, while they were at it, destroyed the American nuclear family. As anyone who has had an American… All
- The car provided Americans with an enviable standard of living. You could not get a steady job with high wages and health and retirement benefits… American
- By the end of the 1950s, American cars were so reliable that their reliability went without saying even in car ads. Thousands of them bear… Ads
- I am unboreable in the great outdoors. Great
- My whole family can talk. They are all car salesmen. They are all funny. All
- My ignorance is widespread. Ignorance
- Ending wars is very simple if you surrender. Ending
- The beauty of democracy is that an average, random, unremarkable citizen can lead it. Average