Beatnik Quote by P. J. O'Rourke
![“We also have a lot of the same influences - we both read a lot of the beatniks. And yet what we actually do is almost exactly the opposite. His [ Hunter S. Thompson] political stuff is just wonderful, but basically nothing happens.” quote by P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/886/p-j-o-rourke-184_beatnik_we-also-have-a-lot-of-the-same-influence_3236099.jpg)
“We also have a lot of the same influences - we both read a lot of the beatniks. And yet what we actually do is almost exactly the opposite. His [ Hunter S. Thompson] political stuff is just wonderful, but basically nothing happens.”
![“Political stuff is all about his [Hunter S. Thompson] reaction to a situation. And my stuff is much more externally driven.” quote by P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/93d/p-j-o-rourke-184_driven_political-stuff-is-all-about-his-hunter_1515473.jpg)
![“My dad was a big fan of comedy. He wanted to be a stand-up. He loved Lenny [Bruce]. He also loved Lord Buckley and jazz and stuff. He was a hipster. My parents were kind of beatnik-y, you know, for Salt Lake City. But my humor, I think, came from wanting to disarm people before they hit me.” quote by Judd Apatow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b6a/judd-apatow-1471_beatnik_my-dad-was-a-big-fan-of-comedy-he-wanted_87831.jpg)
![“I see myself forever and ever as the ridiculous [person], the lonely soul, the wanderer, the restless frustrated artist, the [person] in love with love, always in search of the absolute, always seeking the unattainable.” quote by Henry Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d24/henry-miller-179_art_i-see-myself-forever-and-ever-as-the-rid_872442.jpg)