American - Comedian | November 14, 1947 -
I blame feminism and Facebook for the death of the American automobile. I'm a Republican, so I blame everything on feminism - or commies.
P. J. O'Rourke
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Just because a subject is serious doesn't mean it doesn't have plenty of absurdities.
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Freedom is for fun.
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My whole family can talk. They are all car salesmen. They are all funny.
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My ignorance is widespread.
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The great thing about being a print journalist is that you are permitted to duck. Cameramen get killed while the writers are flat on the floor. A war correspondent for the BBC dedicated his memoir to 50 fallen colleagues, and I guarantee you they were all taking pictures. I am only alive because I am such a chicken.
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When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.
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Staying married may have long-term benefits. You can elicit much more sympathy from friends over a bad marriage than you ever can from a good divorce.
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If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.
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There's one more terrifying fact about old people: I'm going to be one soon.
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A U.S. dollar is an IOU from the Federal Reserve Bank. It's a promissory note that doesn't actually promise anything. It's not backed by gold or silver.
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Detroit is beautiful - though you probably have to be a child of the industrial Midwest, like me, to see it.
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