"Predicting innovation is something of a self-canceling exercise:……" — P.J. O'Rourke
"Predicting innovation is something of a self-canceling exercise: the most probable innovations are probably the least innovative."
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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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More Canceling Quotes
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one of 22 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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You always be calling her, she aint never answerin. You aint figured out I am the reason that she canceling
— Drake
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In terms of, like, instant relief, canceling plans is like heroin.
— John Mulaney
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Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-canceling business: and gives in the long run a net result of…
— Thomas Carlyle
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It is 100% easier not to do things than to do them, and so much fun not to do them…
— John Mulaney
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SMU: 'It's unbelievable to think that kind of corruption came right from the top of the power structure. The NCAA…
— Joe Paterno
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Make a habit of canceling every subscription to anything you don't have time to read
— Marilyn vos Savant
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CBS announced they're canceling As The World Turns. Don't worry though, if you're addicted to the twisted plots, the intrigue,…
— Craig Ferguson
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Satire of satire tends to be self-canceling, and deliberate shock tactics soon lose their ability to shock, especially when they're…
— Herb Caen
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Once your kids are grown and you know that you're completely healthy, consider canceling your life insurance policy.
— Suze Orman
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It was a lame excuse, and I knew that wasn't the reason he was canceling. If he wanted to avoid…
— Richelle Mead
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Get a grip, Dad. I'm not going to do anything you wouldn't do at my age.' He stands up and…
— Simone Elkeles
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We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. God will be constantly crossing our paths and…
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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