P. J. O'Rourke quotes - page 12

No industry in living memory has collapsed faster than daily print journalism. (P. J. O'Rourke)
People are always angry at America. They're absolutely certain that America either caused their problems or is deliberately not fixing their problems. But the anger is always directed at America and never at Americans. View quote
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I think that humor has become a principle means of communication among Americans about politics. View quote
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No Americans wants to see somebody lose their house because of health bills. Their boat? Maybe. Maybe the boat. But not the house. View quote
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Ending wars is very simple if you surrender. View quote
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Detroit's industrial ruins are picturesque, like crumbling Rome in an 18th-century etching. View quote
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Of all the American educational system's problems, none is more severe than the academic year beginning before Labor Day. View quote
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The foundation of collectivism is simple: There should be no important economic differences among people. No one should be too rich. View quote
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I write because I like to make things and the only things I am good at making things with are words. View quote
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Woodstock had a tremendous impact on American artistic life. View quote
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When I board an airplane these days, all the middle-aged men are dressed like me - when I was an 8-year-old. They're in shorts and T-shirts. And it's not just on airplanes. It's in business offices, teachers' lounges, and churches. (P. J. O'Rourke)
Libertarianism is a way of measuring how the government and other kinds of systems respect the individual. At the core of libertarianism is the idea that the individual is sacrosanct and that anything that's done contrary to the well-being of the individual needs some pretty serious justification. View quote
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I believe in God. God created the world. View quote
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Everybody in America who didn't come over the Bering Strait ice bridge stole his land from somebody else. View quote
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Israel is slightly smaller than New Jersey. Moses in effect led the tribes of Israel out of the District of Columbia, parted Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, and wandered for forty years in Delaware. View quote
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No humorist is under any obligation to provide answers and probably if you were to delve into the literary history of humour it's probably all about not providing answers because the humorist essentially says: this is the way things are. View quote
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Any terrorism is an attack on libertarian values. View quote
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The job of the president of the United States is to talk to the public, is to explain to them. Now, some presidents talk too much, like Bill Clinton. Some presidents try to talk but don't know how, like George Bush senior. View quote
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Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines. View quote
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Liberals are always proposing perfectly insane ideas, laws that will make everybody happy, laws that will make everything right, make us live forever, and all be rich. Conservatives are never that stupid. View quote
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Think what evil creeps liberals would be if their plans to enfeeble the individual, exhaust the economy, impede the rule of law, and cripple national defense were guided by a coherent ideology instead of smug ignorance. (P. J. O'Rourke)
Russians not only vehemently despise blacks, they believe Africa begins at the Ukraine border. View quote
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Not much was really invented during the Renaissance, if you don't count modern civilization. View quote
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The world is being run by irresponsible spoiled brats. View quote
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The problem with public school is not overcrowding in the classroom. The problem is not teacher unions. The problem is not underfunding or lack of computer equipment. The problem is your damn kids. View quote
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