Until I carried my wife off to New Hampshire, she defined wilderness as the Bronx. P. J. O'Rourke bronxcarrydefine Change image and share on social
Finland is a rich country. What have they got? They got Nokia phones and plywood. How'd they get so rich? Because they're free. P. J. O'Rourke countryfinlandfree Change image and share on social
I have never been to a museum in Hong Kong, or a movie or a play. I've never gone club-hopping. I've never taken the tram to Victoria Peak. P. J. O'Rourke clubhavehong Change image and share on social
The library, with its Daedalian labyrinth, mysterious hush, and faintly ominous aroma of knowledge, has been replaced by the computer's cheap glow, pesky chirp, and data spillage. P. J. O'Rourke aromacheapchirp Change image and share on social
In Israel, waves of anger and fear circulate all the time, but so do jokes and gossip and silky evening breezes. So, too, in America. P. J. O'Rourke americaangerbreeze Change image and share on social
I come from Toledo, Ohio, a town that has been hurt badly by the shift of the automobile business towards Japan. And yet I remember how the car workers lived in the neighborhood that I grew up in. My father was a car salesman, and I remember how we lived. I remember how modestly we lived. P. J. O'Rourke automobilebadlybusiness share on social
Ideology, politics and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy. P. J. O'Rourke facefailurehope Change image and share on social
Zero-sum thinking is an obsession of mine, but mostly in economics. P. J. O'Rourke economicsmineobsession Change image and share on social
The District of Columbia is an extreme example of disconnect between financial input and educational outcome. Unfortunately, extreme is not the same as abnormal. P. J. O'Rourke abnormalcolumbiadisconnect Change image and share on social
Mikhail Gorbachev was the Jimmy Carter of the Communist bloc. The Russians hate him. P. J. O'Rourke bloccartercommunist Change image and share on social