Toledo is better than exciting, it's happy. Because nothing is more conducive to unhappiness than taking yourself seriously, and taking yourself seriously is difficult when you're baseball team is the Mud Hens. P. J. O'Rourke baseballconducivedifficult share on social
The French are a smallish, monkey-looking bunch and not dressed any better, on average, than the citizens of Baltimore. P. J. O'Rourke averagebaltimorebunch Change image and share on social
There are 1.3 billion people in China, and they all want a Buick. P. J. O'Rourke billionbuickchina Change image and share on social
Politics is the one field you don't age out of. P. J. O'Rourke agefieldpolitic Change image and share on social
What is obnoxious about the motives of politicians - whatever those motives may be - is that politicians must announce their motives as visionary and grand. P. J. O'Rourke announcegrandmotive Change image and share on social
A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat. P. J. O'Rourke greethatlady Change image and share on social
Everybody in America who didn't come over the Bering Strait ice bridge stole his land from somebody else. P. J. O'Rourke americaberbridge Change image and share on social
In the Soviet Union, no industry went under until they all did. P. J. O'Rourke industrysovietunion Change image and share on social
Popular culture has become engorged, broadening and thickening until it's the only culture anyone notices. P. J. O'Rourke broadencultureengorge Change image and share on social
Opinions of language are as interesting as opinions of arithmetic. P. J. O'Rourke arithmeticinterestlanguage Change image and share on social
