American - Comedian | November 14, 1947 -
No humorist is under any obligation to provide answers and probably if you were to delve into the literary history of humour it's probably all about not providing answers because the humorist essentially says: this is the way things are.
P. J. O'Rourke
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I write because I like to make things and the only things I am good at making things with are words.
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I'm really tired of virtue.
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Abstract anger is great for rhetorical carrying on. You can go on endlessly about the post office, but it doesn't mean you're mad at your mailman.
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One nice thing about making jokes is that you don't have to prove them.
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Most people sort of enjoy going to work because of the socialisation, a chance to flirt with co-workers and so on, but actually hate the job they do.
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Why can't death - if we must have it - be always glorious, as in 'The Iliad?'
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When the government runs out of lenders, it can do something that households are forbidden to do: print money.
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I usually agree with Rush Limbaugh; therefore I usually don't listen to him.
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I like to argue with the radio.
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Arguing, in the sense of attempting to convince others, has gone out of fashion with conservatives.
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I'm fascinated by political enthusiasm.
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