"There are twenty-seven specific complaints against the British……" — P.J. O'Rourke
"There are twenty-seven specific complaints against the British Crown set forth in the Declaration of Independence. To modern ears they still sound reasonable...in large part, because so many of them can be leveled against the federal government of the United States."
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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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London has fine museums, the British Library is one of the greatest library institutions in the world... It's got everything…
— David Attenborough
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When the British came to Ibo land, for instance, at the beginning of the 20th century, and defeated the men…
— Chinua Achebe
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For over 30 years, the IRA showed that the British government could not rule Ireland on its own terms.
— Gerry Adams
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I love British humor. It's just so - surreal.
— Beck
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The House of Lords is the British Outer Mongolia for retired politicians.
— Tony Benn
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On the Northern Ireland question, for instance, the British and Irish governments prohibit media contact with members of the IRA,…
— Kate Adie
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All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of…
— Sade Adu
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I think it's sort of a rite of passage for a British actor to try and get the American accent…
— Orlando Bloom
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But more than anything else, for the British folks Irish people were all terrorists. So when we went to Britain,…
— Bono
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We believe that within five years, 96 percent of British consumers will have access to the Internet, whether it be…
— Richard Branson
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We've always had a pretty competitive and pretty ferocious battle with British Airways... It's lasted now about 14 years, and…
— Richard Branson
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The Dancing Girls of Lahore was offered to dozens of British publishers and was turned down by everyone. It is…
— Louise Brown
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