"Earnestness is stupidity sent to college." — P.J. O'Rourke

"Earnestness is stupidity sent to college."

— P.J. O'Rourke

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578 Quotes by P.J. O'Rourke

P.J. O'Rourke has 578 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Marijuana is self-punishing. It makes you acutely sensitive, and in this world, what worse punishment could there be?
Getting down on all fours and imitating a rhinoceros stops babies from crying. (Put an empty cigarette pack on your…
Golf combines two favorite American pastimes: taking long walks and hitting things with a stick.
The neo-hippie-dips, the sentimentality-crazed iguana anthropomorphizers, the Chicken Littles, the three-bong-hit William Blakes- thank God these people don't actually go…
There is only one basic human right: the right to do as you please, without causing others harm. With it…
A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.
Violence is interesting. This is a great obstacle to world peace and also to more thoughtful television programming.
Anyhow, all mankind's ideas and interests, all human aims and motives, are exhibited, fully formed, in a three-year-old child. The…
Zen martini: A martini with no vermouth at all. And no gin, either.
Remember, your body needs 6 to 8 glasses of fluid daily. Straight up or on the rocks.
Whatever the occasion, do not neglect alcohol. No other refreshment will do. Yes, alcohol kills brain cells, but it's very…
You can smoke or drink on a golf course without interrupting the game, and you can take a leak -…

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When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price. — Arthur Ashe
I come from a modest background. I put myself through college and law school and a postdoctorate program in tax… — Michele Bachmann
I graduated high school and I didn't have a skill set and I didn't want to go to college. I… — Amy Adams
I was in college in Washington, D.C. I did three years full-time. I did all my requirements, and my senior… — Alec Baldwin
If I'd stayed at college I would have become a teacher. — Syd Barrett
I believe that we parents must encourage our children to become educated, so they can get into a good college… — Dave Barry
When I was in school, my mother stressed education. I am so glad she did. I graduated from Yale College… — Angela Bassett
When I was in college, I used to write little ditties and short stories and poetry for my friends. Writing… — Mario Batali
When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that… — Alexander Graham Bell
To me, all writing is like music. And especially dialogue. I studied music in college; that is what I wanted… — Dirk Benedict
I grew up below the poverty line; I didn't have as much as other people did. I think it made… — Justin Bieber
Kids seem to get me when I play colleges - they like it because I go after them. They'll come… — Lewis Black

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