"The Australian language is easier to learn than……" — P.J. O'Rourke
"The Australian language is easier to learn than boat talk. It has a vocabulary of about six words."
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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.
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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 played football when I was little. I didn't want to be an actress at all, I wanted to be…
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The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile.
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I feel like I've been marinated in Australian theatre.
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The Australian public are very fair and they are always prepared to give the leader of a major political party…
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In the United States, there is a restaurant called The Outback Steakhouse, and I could survive in there for several…
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I don't know, maybe Australian humour isn't supposed to be funny. It's as dry as the Sahara, and I think…
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I see it as my duty in some way is to be out in the world as an Australian putting…
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I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music,…
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It's an Australian thing to be dismissive. We find that endearing. Americans don't. They believe what you say.
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Kylie Minogue is the greatest thing that has happened to Australian music.
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If you're Australian, you feel it in your bones because you're at odds with everybody else, except other Australians, in…
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