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P. J. O'Rourke (1947 - )
US humorist & political commentator [more author details]

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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
A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.: P. J. O'Rourke
Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.: P. J. O'Rourke
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Drugs have taught an entire generation of Americans the metric system.: P. J. O'Rourke
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Fish is the only food that is considered spoiled once it smells like what it is.: P. J. O'Rourke
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Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs.: P. J. O'Rourke
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Never fight an inanimate object.: P. J. O'Rourke
Skiing consists of wearing $3,000 worth of clothes and equipment and driving 200 miles in the snow in order to stand around at a bar and drink.: P. J. O'Rourke
The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.: P. J. O'Rourke
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The U.S. Constitution is less than a quarter the length of the owner's manual for a 1998 Toyota Camry, and yet it has managed to keep 300 million of the world's most unruly, passionate and energetic people safe, prosperous and free.: P. J. O'Rourke
The weirder you are going to behave, the more normal you should look. It works in reverse, too. When I see a kid with three or four rings in his nose, I know there is absolutely nothing extraordinary about that person.: P. J. O'Rourke
Very little is known of the Canadian country since it is rarely visited by anyone but the Queen and illiterate sport fishermen.: P. J. O'Rourke
When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.: P. J. O'Rourke
With Epcot Center the Disney corporation has accomplished something I didn't think possible in today's world. They have created a land of make-believe that's worse than regular life.: P. J. O'Rourke
There's a whiff of the lynch mob or the lemming migration about any overlarge concentration of like-thinking individuals, no matter how virtuous their cause.: P. J. O'Rourke, Parliament of Whores (1991)
The purpose of a funeral service is to comfort the living. It is important at a funeral to display excessive grief. This will show others how kind-hearted and loving you are and their improved opinion of you will be very comforting.: P. J. O'Rourke, Modern Manners, 1983

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