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. P. J. O'Rourke absolutelyamericaamerican share on social
You may be surprised to discover you're rich, especially if you're broke. P. J. O'Rourke breakdiscoverrich Change image and share on social
I write because I like to make things and the only things I am good at making things with are words. P. J. O'Rourke goodmakething Change image and share on social
President Obama has contempt for real money. P. J. O'Rourke contemptmoneyobama Change image and share on social
I realised the bohemian life was not for me. I would look around at my friends, living like starving artists, and wonder, 'Where's the art?' They weren't doing anything. And there was so much interesting stuff to do, so much fun to be had... maybe I could even quit renting. P. J. O'Rourke artartistbohemian share on social
Some people have facts; these can be proven. Some people have theories; these can be disproven. But people with opinions are mindless and have their minds made up about it. P. J. O'Rourke disprovenfactmake Change image and share on social
When the government runs out of lenders, it can do something that households are forbidden to do: print money. P. J. O'Rourke forbidgovernmenthousehold Change image and share on social
If you talk to most businessmen, they'll say that what they do is for the public good, but you know they're just greedy, and consumers are just consuming for the sake of their own greed. P. J. O'Rourke businessmanconsumeconsumer Change image and share on social
Rich people don't like to be in the military. The shoes are ugly and the uniforms itch. Rich people don't go in much for revolution or terrorism, either. P. J. O'Rourke itchmilitarypeople 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
