I do have to travel a lot for speaking engagements. P. J. O'Rourke engagementlotspeak Change image and share on social
We will win an election when all the seats in the House and Senate and the chair behind the desk in the Oval Office and the whole bench of the Supreme Court are filled with people who wish they weren't there. P. J. O'Rourke benchchaircourt share on social
There's one more terrifying fact about old people: I'm going to be one soon. P. J. O'Rourke factpeopleterrify Change image and share on social
Freedom is not empowerment. Empowerment is what the Serbs have in Bosnia. Anybody can grab a gun and be empowered. P. J. O'Rourke bosniaempowerempowerment Change image and share on social
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 babyboomcontinue Change image and share on social
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 banjocheerfulcutter share on social
It's better to make fun of yourself because you've always got someone around to make fun of, and they can't sue you. P. J. O'Rourke funhavemake Change image and share on social
In theory, taxes should be like shopping. What I buy is government services. What I pay are my taxes. P. J. O'Rourke buygovernmentpay Change image and share on social
Preachers at black churches are the last people left in the English-speaking world who know the schemes and tropes of classical rhetoric: parallelism, antithesis, epistrophe, synecdoche, metonymy, periphrasis, litotes - the whole bag of tricks. P. J. O'Rourke antithesisbagblack share on social
