"No doubt the ridiculous politicians are right to……" — P.J. O'Rourke
"No doubt the ridiculous politicians are right to like politics. They have found careers in which success can be achieved by being ridiculous. Imagine Jimmy Carter or George W. Bush rising to the top of any other profession."
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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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I fully expected that, by the end of the century, we would have achieved substantially more than we actually did.
— Neil Armstrong
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We never had planned to hijack a ship. We never thought of any war plans outside the Palestinian lands. We…
— Abu Abbas
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By striving to do the impossible, man has always achieved what is possible. Those who have cautiously done no more…
— Mikhail Bakunin
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As a lawyer, as a private citizen, you see a lot of injustice. You see a lot of people who…
— David Baldacci
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If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will…
— Dave Barry
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Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity that was at hand.
— Bruce Barton
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Governing today means giving acceptable signs of credibility. It is like advertising and it is the same effect that is…
— Jean Baudrillard
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People I respect complimenting me on my work in fashion is more exciting to me than anything I ever achieved…
— Victoria Beckham
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Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.
— Saul Bellow
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Permanent success cannot be achieved except by incessant intellectual labour, always inspired by the ideal.
— Sarah Bernhardt
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My dad used to draw these great cartoon figures. His dream was being a cartoonist, but he never achieved it,…
— Kathryn Bigelow
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If I get to be a legend, I've achieved my goal.
— Usain Bolt
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