Quotes by P. J. O'Rourke

Explore a curated collection of 108 quotes by P. J. O'Rourke. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal particularly in women. Chief among these is the — P. J. O'Rourke
Libertarianism is a way of measuring how the government and other kinds of systems respect the individual. At the core o — P. J. O'Rourke
Teasing and a sense of humor, if you can develop that in your kids, and if you can exercise it with the kids, just makes — P. J. O'Rourke
I think that humor has become a principle means of communication among Americans about politics. — P. J. O'Rourke
Ideology, politics and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy. — P. J. O'Rourke
The idea of capitalism is not just success but also the failure that allows success to happen. — P. J. O'Rourke
Adam Smith's huge failure was the fact that he did not foresee the industrial revolution. — P. J. O'Rourke
The Communist bloc of old was a study in the failure of failure. Losers in the Soviet economy were the people at the end — P. J. O'Rourke
Children live in the only successful Marxist state ever created: the family. 'From each according to his ability, to eac — P. J. O'Rourke
Horses and horsepower alike are about status and being cool. — P. J. O'Rourke
There are a few things that people all around the world need to admit to themselves. Trade restraints slow economic grow — P. J. O'Rourke
When I was fifteen, I dreamed of living in the big city, as many a young person does if he is artistic and sensitive. By — P. J. O'Rourke
The purpose of sports - even foreign sports - is not to bore people. — P. J. O'Rourke
What Alexander Graham Bell thought up occupied less space than a flower vase. Now it's so small that I have to search al — P. J. O'Rourke
A 'farm' today means 100,000 chickens in a space the size of a Motel 6 shower stall. — P. J. O'Rourke
Space has always been confusing to politics. — P. J. O'Rourke
The words 'Space Age' have a quaint, nostalgic tone - sitting on midcentury modern furniture watching 'The Jetsons.' — P. J. O'Rourke
Obama's space policy doesn't differ much from George W. Bush's. — P. J. O'Rourke
Computers seem a little too adaptively flexible, like the strange natives, odd societies, and head cases we study in the — P. J. O'Rourke
Don't send funny greeting cards on birthdays or at Christmas. Save them for funerals, when their cheery effect is needed — P. J. O'Rourke