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P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

The real purpose of welfare is to get rid of poor people entirely. Everybody knows welfare has bad effects; that's the point.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Purpose People Bad Poor Real Point

When fake news is repeated, it becomes difficult for the public to discern what's real.

Fake News Difficult Real Public

Christianity is part of the Common Law of England.

Law Common Christianity England Part

When I left my job at Lehman Brothers to start a company, my best friend's mother said, 'How could you leave a sure thing like Lehman to do a silly carpool startup?' That was three months before Lehman went bankrupt.

Friend Mother Best Job Start You

I like to create a simple space and surround myself with things that I like to look at.

Myself Simple Space Look Create

As long as your intention is pure, and you know what you're in it for, then you're alright. And I'm in it because I enjoy it. I take it seriously... real seriously. I mean I could sit and talk all day about the music.

Music Day Enjoy Long You Intention

Obama did inherit a deficit when he came into office. Why this fact justifies racking up vastly more debt and bigger deficits is a logical mystery.

Mystery Debt Why More Office Bigger

Without creation, what are we but stalled in life?

Life Creation Without

I have a card catalogue in my brain of every lyric of every sappy love song ever written.

Love Brain Song Every Sappy Ever

I always liked film as a teaching tool - a way of getting exposed to ideas that had never been presented to me. It just wasn't on the list of career options where I grew up.

Me Ideas Career Way Never Always

Filmmakers need to realize that their job isn't done when they lock picture. We must see our films through.

Job Picture Done Realize Need See

Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Good Sad Health Humor Soul Sadness

We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.

Pierre Corneille

Happiness Sad Perfection Sadness Our

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