Funny Quote by P. J. O'Rourke Download Open image “In Washington journalists can afford to live almost as well as people who work for a living.” — P. J. O'Rourke ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Funny Journalism Journalist Life People Wells
Compared with other Americans, journalists are more likely to live in upscale neighborhoods, have maids, own Mercedes and trade stocks, and less likely to go to church, do volunteer work or put down roots in a community. Journalists are over-represented in ZIP code areas where residents are twice as likely as other Americans to rent foreign movies, drink Chablis, own… — John Leo Copy Share
No real journalist makes $5 million a year... Those in power fear and dislike real journalists. — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
“Why did you become a journalist?” “Better than working for a living.” — Leslie Cockburn Copy Share Image
If we're going to live as we are in a world of supply and demand, then journalists had better find a way to create… — Bill Kovach Copy Share Image
Every newspaper editor says the heart of the paper is the reporter - which is true - except for the pay! — Jack Germond Copy Share Image
American journalists tend to treat inequality as a fact of life. But it needn't be. — Eric Alterman Copy Share Image
I had the traditional print view of TV journalists: Those are pretty people who get paid a lot of money and don't do any… — John King Copy Share Image
If a journalist shows a facility for praise he's liable to be offered a job in public relations or advertising and the next thing… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Journalists are too poorly paid in this country to know anything that is fit for publication. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Journalists are like whores; as high as their ideals may be, they still have to resort to tricks to make money. — Pierce Thorne Copy Share Image
A writer can make a fortune in America, but he can't make a living. — James A. Michener 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
When you step out and do a song in a musical, the easier thing to do is make it funny. But when those transitions… — Kelli O'Hara Copy Share Image
It's a hard thing to describe. It's just this sense that you got something to say. — Jonah Lehrer Copy Share Image
Sometimes I look at my awesome twitter followers & think to myself, What the hell would I do without them :) — Nikhil Saluja Copy Share Image
Congratulations to Facebook on going public with all my private information... — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you were to send a werewolf to the moon, would he be a werewolf permanently? — Kristen Schaal Copy Share Image