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Famous P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
“Never be unfaithful to a lover, except with your wife.”
“The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.”
“The idea of capitalism is not just success but also the failure that allows success to happen.”
“There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.”
“Let's reintroduce corporal punishment in the schools - and use it on the teachers.”
“Zero-sum thinking is an obsession of mine, but mostly in economics.”
“Distracting a politician from governing is like distracting a bear from eating your baby.”
“Nobody likes insurance companies, especially health insurance companies.”
“I like making things. I have a wood shop at home. I am a terrible carpenter but I love doing it.”
“We need a government, alas, because of the nature of humans.”
“Crazy old people are our entire source of polling information.”
“I'm a political conservative.”
“I'm old enough to remember when the air over American cities was a lot dirtier than it is now.”
“There isn't much room for an outsider point of view in print any more.”
“You don't despair about something like the Middle East, you just do the best you can.”
“You may be surprised to discover you're rich, especially if you're broke.”