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
I don't mind America becoming a Third World country. The weather is better in the Third World than it is where I live in New Hampshire. And household help will be much cheaper. P. J. O'Rourke
World Better Mind Will Weather Country Live Cheaper New Household Becoming New Hampshire Hampshire Than America Where Much Help Third Third World
Politics is - once in a while - a forum for serious debate about political philosophy. P. J. O'Rourke
Politics Political Debate Once Philosophy About While Forum Serious
America is not a wily, sneaky nation. We don't think that way. We don't think much at all, thank God. P. J. O'Rourke
God Thank God Nation Think Way Sneaky Thank America Much
I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason. P. J. O'Rourke
Government Think I Think Detail Easy No Reason Obviously Parts Because Always Concrete Reason Sympathetic
As a nation, Kuwait has been, arguably, free of freedom itself. Claimed in turn by Constantinople, Riyadh, and Baghdad, Kuwait has survived by playing Turks off Persians, Arabs off one another, and the English off everyone. P. J. O'Rourke
Freedom Free Nation Everyone Claimed Has-Been Arabs Arguably Baghdad Another Been Kuwait Off Itself Survived Turks Turn English Playing
Space has always been confusing to politics. P. J. O'Rourke
Politics Space Always Been Confusing
Conservatives really don't believe in politics as the primary instrument of getting along in life and therefore don't tend to put their energy into it a way people left of center do. P. J. O'Rourke
Life Politics People Energy Believe Conservatives Way Tend Put Primary Along Instrument Left Getting Center Really Therefore
Russians not only vehemently despise blacks, they believe Africa begins at the Ukraine border. P. J. O'Rourke
Believe Despise Ukraine Border Blacks Russians Only Vehemently Begins Africa
For decades in America, there has been an effort to ensure that the rights of those who are not sane are the same as the rights of those who are. P. J. O'Rourke
Rights Those Ensure Has-Been Been Effort Decades America Same Sane Who
The only advantage to being a middle-aged man is that when you put on a jacket and tie, you're the Scary Dad. Never mind that no one has had an actually scary dad since 1966. The visceral fear remains. P. J. O'Rourke
You Man Fear Mind Visceral Scary Only Remains Never Had No-One Put Advantage Since Tie Jacket Being Middle-Aged Middle-Aged Man Dad Actually
We Americans, who invented traffic, are always being startled by the forms into which it has evolved around the world. P. J. O'Rourke
World Evolved Invented Around Always Traffic American Being Which Forms Who Startled
College professors used to be badly paid and worth it. Colleges used to be modest institutions; they should go back to being modest institutions. P. J. O'Rourke
Worth College Back Worth It Colleges Badly Institutions Go Being Modest Should Paid Used Professors
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. P. J. O'Rourke
Success Politics Politicians Doubt Other Jimmy Top Jimmy Carter Carter No Doubt Rising Like George George W George W. Bush Any Achieved Being Which Bush Profession Ridiculous Found Right Imagine Careers
Making fun of born-again Christians is like hunting dairy cows with a high powered rifle and scope. P. J. O'Rourke
Dairy High Hunting Born-Again Powered Like Making Scope Cows Fun Rifle Christians
The weirder you're going to behave, the more normal you should look. It works in reverse, too. When I see a kid with three or four rings in his nose, I know there is absolutely nothing extraordinary about that person. P. J. O'Rourke
You Three Nothing Too Extraordinary Kid I See Rings See About More Absolutely Absolutely Nothing Weirder Know Look Reverse His Normal Person Behave Going Nose Should Works Four
It's hard to be serious in life. P. J. O'Rourke
Life Hard Serious
Disney's House of the Future had the clean simplicity prized in the 1950s as relief from decades of frayed patchwork, jury-rigging, and make-do clutter caused by Depression and war. P. J. O'Rourke
Depression War Future Simplicity Relief Clean Had 1950s House Caused Prized Decades Clutter Disney
Who, other than a crazy person, does anything besides hang up on a robo-call? Any call, any person, anywhere, under any circumstances. P. J. O'Rourke
Crazy Other Circumstances Besides Call Does Up Than Person Hang Any Any Circumstances Anything Anywhere Crazy Person Who
Political systems are run by self-selecting politicians. We don't draft people; it's not jury duty. P. J. O'Rourke
People Political Duty Politicians Systems Run Political Systems Jury Jury Duty Draft
I've got a 1990 Porsche 911. It's just a Carrera, a very simple, straightforward little thing that goes like stink. I love it. P. J. O'Rourke
Love Simple I Love Like Got Stink Very Goes Just Little Straightforward Little Thing Porsche Thing
The poor are an especially important resource for innovation when they have the bravery and pluck to get out of the poor places in which they're living. P. J. O'Rourke
Innovation Important Living Resource Out Pluck Get Bravery Which Places Poor
Most people sort of enjoy going to work because of the socialisation, a chance to flirt with co-workers and so on, but actually hate the job they do. P. J. O'Rourke
Work Hate People Job Enjoy Most Sort Because Going Co-Workers Flirt Actually Chance
Chinese economic development has cost many American workers their jobs. That's the price of progress. P. J. O'Rourke
Economic Development Progress Jobs Cost Economic Price Development American Chinese Workers American Workers Many
I think the Baby Boom has enjoyed itself, maybe sometimes a little too much, and we're continuing to enjoy ourselves, maybe a little too much. P. J. O'Rourke
Sometimes Too Much Enjoy Think Too Baby I Think Boom Ourselves Continuing Itself Maybe Little Much Enjoyed
I'm on Medicare now. If I go and have a big operation, it costs me nothing. It should cost me a little. I'm not rich, but I can afford a few grand if I have to have my appendix taken out. I can pitch in a little bit. P. J. O'Rourke
Me Big Few Rich Nothing Bit I Can Out Cost Costs Taken Operation Go Afford Pitch Grand Little Little Bit Should Appendix Now Medicare
President Obama has contempt for real money. P. J. O'Rourke
Money President President Obama Obama Contempt Real Real Money
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