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Good Quotes by P.J. O'Rourke
- Whatever the occasion, do not neglect alcohol. No other refreshment will do. Yes, alcohol kills brain cells, but it's very selective. It only kills the…
- You can always reason with a German. You can always reason with a barnyard animal, too, for all the good it does.
- When you think of the good old days, think one word: dentistry.
- We're told cars are wasteful. Wasteful of what? Oil did a lot of good sitting in the ground for millions of years. We're told cars…
- Smoking is very bad for you and should only be done because it looks so good. People who don't smoke have a terrible time finding…
- If we want the whole world to be rich, we need to start loving wealth. In the difference between poverty and plenty, the problem is…
- Neither conservatives nor humorists believe man is good. But left-wingers do.
- You can't get good chinese takeout in China and cuban cigars are rationed in Cuba. That's all you need to know about communism.
- It takes a lot of weapons to do good works (as Richard the Lionhearted could have told us). And this is not just a Somali…
- Imagine a weight-loss program at the end of which, instead of better health, good looks, and hot romantic prospects, you die. Somalia had become just…
- Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine.
- I write because I like to make things and the only things I am good at making things with are words,
- Now for good or ill, California is the place where trends tend to be set in Western civilization - if civilization indeed it is. California,…
- The only really good vegetable is Tabasco sauce. Put Tabasco sauce in everything. Tabasco sauce is to bachelor cooking what forgiveness is to sin. The…
- Generally it's not a good idea to wear Banana Republic - type khaki journalist clothes in a war zone. You might look too much like…
- The main reason to be opposed to political control of smoking is to keep power -even the smallest and silliest kind of power - out…
- Government isn't a good way to solve problems ... [G]overnment is concerned mostly with self-perpetuation and is subject to fantastic ideas about its own capabilities.…
- 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…
- A firm, hearty handshake gives a good first impression, and you'll never be forgiven if you don't live up to it.
- Good manners consist of doing precisely what everyone thinks should be done, especially when no one knows quite what that is.
- Good manners are a combination of intelligence, education, taste and style mixed together so that you don't need any of those things.
- .......the poor of the world cannot be made rich by redistribution of wealth. Poverty can't be eliminated by punishing people who've escaped poverty, taking their…
- The good news is that, according to the Obama administration, the rich will pay for everything. The bad news is that, according to the Obama…
- Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
- Feeling good about government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe. When you quit looking on the bright side, the catastrophe is…
More Good Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
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- Few girls are as well shaped as a good horse. — Hannah Arendt
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Good habits formed at youth make all the difference. — Aristotle
- Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics. — Aristotle