P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

P. J. O'Rourke

P. J. O'Rourke

American Comedian

Born: Nov 14, 1947

About American Government People Politics You

Nancy Pelosi says the angry opposition to health care reform is like the angry opposition to gay rights that led to Harvey Milk being shot. P. J. O'Rourke

Health Angry Gay Rights Care Gay Rights Says Harvey Like Nancy Nancy Pelosi Health Care Health Care Reform Opposition Led Reform Being Shot Milk

Only a few good leaders have paused to reflect seriously on being leaders. P. J. O'Rourke

Good Seriously Reflect Few Only Leaders Being

I was very much in favor of the Iraq invasion. P. J. O'Rourke

Favor Invasion Iraq Very Much

We loved cars until the '70s or so. Then they became appliances. They turned into motorized cup holders. Most of it has to do with urban sprawl. What began as pleasure ends up in necessity, as so many things do. P. J. O'Rourke

Car Pleasure Most Until Became Began Cup Up Ends Loved Urban Turned Then Many Things Appliances Necessity

Is Bill Clinton so good at politics, or are other politicians so bad? P. J. O'Rourke

Politics Good Politicians Other Bad Clinton Bill Bill Clinton

I just wasn't cut out to be a Chinese Tiger Mom. I'm more of an Irish Setter Dad. P. J. O'Rourke

Mom Out More Tiger Irish Just Chinese Cut Dad

The average IQ in America is - and this can be proven mathematically - average. P. J. O'Rourke

IQ Proven Mathematically America Average

Writing is agony. I hate it. P. J. O'Rourke

Hate Writing Agony

Pete Seeger is a modest, unassuming, cheerful, and kind-natured man. He's a good folk singer, if you can stand folk singing. And he's such an excellent banjo player that you almost don't wish you had a pair of wire cutters. P. J. O'Rourke

In theory, taxes should be like shopping. What I buy is government services. What I pay are my taxes. P. J. O'Rourke

Buy Government Shopping Pay Like Taxes Should Theory Services

I'm really tired of virtue. P. J. O'Rourke

Tired Virtue Really

Never be unfaithful to a lover, except with your wife. P. J. O'Rourke

Wife Lover Except Never Unfaithful Your

America is not doctrinaire. It's hard for an American politician to come up with an ideological position that is permanently unforgivable. P. J. O'Rourke

Politician Come Ideological Permanently Up America American Hard Position

Not much was really invented during the Renaissance, if you don't count modern civilization. P. J. O'Rourke

You Invented Civilization Count Renaissance Modern Modern Civilization Much Really

One of the enduring problems with certain societies in the world - and this is certainly true of a lot of places in the Middle East - is that the capacity for self-governance and self-organizing just isn't there. It has to do with history. P. J. O'Rourke

History World Problems East True Lot Just Middle Middle East Enduring Places Capacity Certain Certainly Societies

Californians devised a system of electricity sales that ignored every dimension of the free market. P. J. O'Rourke

Free Every Market Dimension System Free Market Californians Sales Ignored Electricity

We journalists don't have to step on roaches. All we have to do is turn on the kitchen light and watch the critters scutter. P. J. O'Rourke

Light Kitchen Step Journalists Turn Turn-On Watch

I spend my days kneeling in the muck of language, feeling around for gooey verbs, nouns, and modifiers that I can squash together to make a blob of a sentence that bears some likeness to reason and sense. P. J. O'Rourke

Together Language Feeling Sense Spend I Can Some Bears Kneeling Days Likeness Make Around Verbs Squash Sentence Noun Reason

Maybe the real secret to America's greatness is that we hate one another. P. J. O'Rourke

Hate Secret Another Real Greatness America Real Secret Maybe

There's a certain kind of behavior in the Arab world that, to me, resembles the way young men behave when there is no significant influence from women in their lives. P. J. O'Rourke

Me Women World Behavior Men Young Way Arab Arab World Significant Kind Behave Influence Young Men Certain Resembles Lives

I think it's been hard for people to understand how Islam can be a good religion, and yet the Islamists are evil. Those of us who have had experience with Islam understand this, just as we understand the difference between snake handlers and people going to church on Sunday morning. P. J. O'Rourke

Good Religion Morning Experience People Church Evil Sunday Islam Snake Think I Think Those Sunday Morning Had Between Islamists Understand How Been Going Just Difference Us Hard Who