P. J. O'rourke Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old P. J. O'rourke quotes, P. J. O'rourke sayings, and P. J. O'rourke proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

You know your children are growing up when they stop asking you where they came from and refuse to tell you where they're going. P. J. O'Rourke
Seriousness is stupidity sent to college. P. J. O'Rourke
Predicting innovation is something of a self-canceling exercise: the most probable innovations are probably the least innovative. P. J. O'Rourke
Because of their size, parents may be difficult to discipline properly. P. J. O'Rourke
Popular culture has become engorged, broadening and thickening until it's the only culture anyone notices. P. J. O'Rourke
The young are adept at learning, but even more adept at avoiding it. P. J. O'Rourke
There's one more terrifying fact about old people: I'm going to be one soon. P. J. O'Rourke
Everything that's fun in life is dangerous. P. J. O'Rourke
Never be unfaithful to a lover, except with your wife. P. J. O'Rourke
Only a few good leaders have paused to reflect seriously on being leaders. P. J. O'Rourke
Soldiers are not policemen, and it's very unfair, even for those soldiers who have some police training, to burden them with police duties. It's not what they're trained for, or equipped for. P. J. O'Rourke
A firm, hearty handshake gives a good first impression, and you'll never be forgiven if you don't live up to it. P. J. O'Rourke
Gun violence has cost us too many political leaders, and hardly ever the worst ones. P. J. O'Rourke
Marijuana is self-punishing. It makes you acutely sensitive, and in this world, what worse punishment could there be? P. J. O'Rourke
Fish is the only food that is considered spoiled once it smells like what it is. P. J. O'Rourke
Gay marriage acceptance is happening in the blink of an eye. P. J. O'Rourke
There are a lot of mysterious things about boats, such as why anyone would get on one voluntarily. P. J. O'Rourke
Any terrorism is an attack on libertarian values. P. J. O'Rourke
Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work, and then they get elected and prove it. P. J. O'Rourke
Agriculture is a business that has been up to its bib overalls in politics since the first Thanksgiving dinner kickback to the Indians for subsidizing Pilgrim maize production with fish head fertilizer grants. P. J. O'Rourke
Pollution is a problem, and there's the whole problem of the spoiling of the commons, but we've addressed the pollution problem on a variety of different levels in a variety of ways, and it's worked pretty well. P. J. O'Rourke
Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely. P. J. O'Rourke
The Australian language is easier to learn than boat talk. It has a vocabulary of about six words. P. J. O'Rourke
The budget doesn't have much control over the government. Then again, the government doesn't have much control over the budget. P. J. O'Rourke
The most futuristic aspect of the House of the Future was that it was made almost entirely of plastic. P. J. O'Rourke
Globalization is simply opening the free marketplace to encompass the entire world. P. J. O'Rourke
In theory, taxes should be like shopping. What I buy is government services. What I pay are my taxes. P. J. O'Rourke
Network television has been attempting to lure viewers for years with its low-interest programming only to have those viewers discover later that their brains are bankrupt. P. J. O'Rourke
Self-interest leads to honing your skills, the better to trade with. P. J. O'Rourke
A person has got to balance work and life and family in order to be a balanced person. P. J. O'Rourke