All P.J. O'Rourke Quotes
- There's a whiff of the lynch mob or the lemming migration about any overlarge concentration of like-thinking individuals, no matter how virtuous their cause. Any
- A nation with a goofy foreign policy needs a very serious policy of defense. Defense
- Oh, God. The Sixties are coming back. Well I've got a 12-gauge double-barreled duck gun chambered for three-inch Magnum shells. And - speaking strictly for… Back Well
- The Italians have had 2,000 years to fix up the Forum and just look at the place! Fix
- Because of their cuisine, Germans don't consider farting rude. They'd certainly be out of luck if they did. Consider
- Any person who has spent time outdoors actually doing something, such as hunting and fishing as opposed to standing there with a doobie in his… Any
- Fretting about overpopulation, is a perfect guilt-free— indeed, sanctimonious— way for progressives to be racists. Free
- Haitians weren't screwed-up, but everything political, intellectual, and material around them is. Haitians
- Sloths move at the speed of congressional debate but with greater deliberation and less noise. Congressional
- The real truth about children is they don't speak the language very well. They're physically uncoordinated. And they are ignorant of our elaborate ideas about… Children
- Harvard has been almost as important to the American Jewish community as the pork-sausage industry. American
- In Japan people drive on the left. In China people drive on the right. In Vietnam it doesn't matter. China
- War will exist as long as there's a food chain. Chain
- Any random group of thirty Vietnamese women will contain a dozen who make Julia Roberts look like Lyle Lovett. Any
- Fishing is a sport invented by insects and you are the bait. Bait
- When Adam Smith was being incomprehensible, he didn't have the luxury of brief, snappy technical terms as a shorthand for incoherence. Adam
- I suppose I should get a VCR, but the only thing I like about television is its ephemerality. Ephemerality
- Good manners can replace morals. It may be years before anyone knows if what you are doing is right. But if what you are doing… Anyone
- What about snipers?" I once asked someone. He said, "Oh, most of the snipers have automatic weapon. They arent very accurate. Accurate
- And, by the way, how come all the people who were so in favor of unilateral nuclear disarmament are so opposed to unilateral protection against… All
- Every generation finds the drug it needs. Addiction
- To really enjoy drugs you've got to want to get out of where you are. But there are some wheres that are harder to get… Addiction
- The wonder is that communism lasted so long. But then again, modern poetry lasted a long time, too. Communism
- Everything that's fun in life is dangerous. Horse races, for instance, are very dangerous. But attempt to design a safe horse and the result is… Alive
- Rich parents are famous both for miserliness and astonishing longevity. And, when they finally do die, you'll find they've left their estate in inviolate trust… Astonishing