Top 481 Quotes by P. J. O'Rourke

About P. J. O'Rourke

These are some quotes by American author P. J. O'Rourke Comedian, who was born on November 14, 1947.

A U.S. dollar is an IOU from the Federal Reserve Bank. It's a promissory note that doesn't actually promise anything. It's not backed by gold or silver.

A U.S. dollar is an IOU from the Federal Reserve Bank. It's a promissory note that doesn't actually promise anything. It's not backed by gold or silver.

P. J. O'Rourke

I am unboreable in the great outdoors.

I am unboreable in the great outdoors.

P. J. O'Rourke

Raining on parades requires no skill or effort on the part of a politician.

Raining on parades requires no skill or effort on the part of a politician.

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Ending wars is very simple if you surrender.

Ending wars is very simple if you surrender.

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As a former writer for the 'National Lampoon,' I've probably contributed to the sea of sarcasm in which we live.

As a former writer for the 'National Lampoon,' I've probably contributed to the sea of sarcasm in which we live.

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I have no idea if some societies, anthropologically speaking, aren't really suited for democracy. I don't think that's true.

I have no idea if some societies, anthropologically speaking, aren't really suited for democracy. I don't think that's true.

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The Clinton administration launched an attack on people in Texas because those people were religious nuts with guns. Hell, this country was founded by religious nuts with guns. Who does Bill Clinton think stepped ashore on Plymouth Rock?

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Modern elites live in bubbles of liberal affluence like Ann Arbor, Brookline, the Upper West Side, Palo Alto, or Chevy Chase. These places used to have impoverished neighborhoods nearby, but the poor people got chased out by young singles living in group homes, hipsters, and urban homesteading gay couples.

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The young are adept at learning, but even more adept at avoiding it.

The young are adept at learning, but even more adept at avoiding it.

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Detroit's industrial ruins are picturesque, like crumbling Rome in an 18th-century etching.

Detroit's industrial ruins are picturesque, like crumbling Rome in an 18th-century etching.

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