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P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

Are you a Democrat because you're a union member? Then why, after eight years of Bill Clinton, does some Chinese guy in Guangdong province have your job?

P. J. O'Rourke

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: November 14, 1947

Topics

Job You Why Years Democrat Guy

I learn from thinking about the future, what hasn't been done yet. That's kind of my constant obsession.

John Cale

Future Thinking Learn Done Kind

I like a well-roasted rotisserie chicken and eggs cooked various ways, like sunny-side up or scrambled. It's comfort food for me.

Joel Robuchon

Food Me Comfort Chicken Comfort Food

Before the sacred, people lost all sense of power and all confidence; they occupy a powerless and humble attitude toward it. And yet no thing is sacred of itself, but by declaring it sacred, by my declaration, my judgment, my bending the knee; in short, by my - conscience.

Max Stirner

Confidence Attitude Power Humble

I loved 'Matilda.' The kids are so brilliant and uninhibited. They were inspiring. Seeing them onstage, just going wild, reminded me of when I was that age. I was excited for them and completely taken by their innocence and hard work.

Matthew James Thomas

Work Hard Work Age Me Loved Seeing

People don't know that New York really is just made up of a group of very small neighborhoods.

Ann Richards

New York People Small New Know Up

The best thing about being rich is the freedom; freedom to do whatever you want whenever you want. It doesn't suck.

Tommy Lee

Freedom Best Rich You Want Whatever

I write unreliable narrators because - paradoxically - they're the most honest, true-to-life kind there is.

Ruth Ware

Kind Write Honest Because Unreliable

I don't return anybody's calls unless it's going to mean extra money for me. And I've completely cut off all relationships with any friends that I had before the show. And I've copped an attitude.

Mike Judge

Attitude Money Me Friends Mean Cut

You know, conservatism is not a bad thing. It's not a pejorative.

Michael Steele

You Bad Know Conservatism Thing

The way I eat in my day-to-day life is, like, very simple to the point of being absurd. Like, my boyfriend makes fun of me because if I'm eating a snack, it's often, like, a pickle and then a hard-boiled egg and then crackers and then maybe a carrot, and it's like I'm eating like a baby.

Lisa Hanawalt

Life Simple Fun Me Baby Eating

Al-Qaida is a worldwide organization. It's a continuous threat.

Jose Rodriguez

Organization Threat Continuous

I didn't do plays at school, because I didn't have the confidence. At 14, I was at boarding school in Devon and I suffered from dyslexia quite badly, but they had a very good department there which specialised in it.

Joseph Mawle

Good Confidence School Because Quite