"In theory, taxes should be like shopping. What……" — P.J. O'Rourke
"In theory, taxes should be like shopping. What I buy is government services. What I pay are my taxes."
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578 Quotes by P.J. O'Rourke
P.J. O'Rourke has 578 quotes on this site.
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Marijuana is self-punishing. It makes you acutely sensitive, and in this world, what worse punishment could there be?
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Getting down on all fours and imitating a rhinoceros stops babies from crying. (Put an empty cigarette pack on your…
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Golf combines two favorite American pastimes: taking long walks and hitting things with a stick.
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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…
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There is only one basic human right: the right to do as you please, without causing others harm. With it…
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A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.
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Violence is interesting. This is a great obstacle to world peace and also to more thoughtful television programming.
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Anyhow, all mankind's ideas and interests, all human aims and motives, are exhibited, fully formed, in a three-year-old child. The…
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Zen martini: A martini with no vermouth at all. And no gin, either.
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Remember, your body needs 6 to 8 glasses of fluid daily. Straight up or on the rocks.
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Whatever the occasion, do not neglect alcohol. No other refreshment will do. Yes, alcohol kills brain cells, but it's very…
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You can smoke or drink on a golf course without interrupting the game, and you can take a leak -…
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Actually I am very glad that people can buy Armani - even if it's a fake. I like the fact…
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I have been known to buy e-versions of my books because I was in a hotel room and I needed…
— Margaret Atwood
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Kids don't go out and buy CDs, they make their own, they download them from the Internet.
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The government has no business telling an individual what kind of light bulb to buy.
— Michele Bachmann
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Well, what did we buy? Instead of a leaner, smarter government, we bought a bureaucracy that now tells us which…
— Michele Bachmann
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That's one reason why it's pretty worthless, I can't totally buy it, if you think about it, it's things like…
— Lester Bangs
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I still think I'm like the poor girl from Colorado who worked three jobs to buy a car. That's still…
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They allow us to disrespect our Black woman. A lot of these things would be considered criminal if it were…
— Afrika Bambaataa
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I am lucky, that is all. Lucky because there are a lot of people - producers, directors, people who buy…
— Antonio Banderas
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You know when you first get rich, and you, like, just buy everything that you see? I did that for…
— Roseanne Barr
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America is the country where you can buy a lifetime supply of aspirin For one dollar and use it up…
— John Barrymore
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Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be done except by liars.
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