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About P. J. O'Rourke
American author, journalist, and political satirist
P. J. O'Rourke was an American author, journalist, and political satirist. He wrote on politics and on subjects as varied as cars, etiquette, and economics, and 481 quotes are listed on the site. He published twenty-two books. Among them, Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance both reached No. 1 on The New York Times bestseller list. His work is associated with sharp political satire and wide-ranging social commentary.
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- “I had always thought of Egypt as a rather secular country. And I think it is, but people are quite observant…”P. J. O'Rourke
- “Adam Smith pointed out that there were three things that make us more prosperous, in a general sort of way: f…”P. J. O'Rourke
- “If death weren't around to 'finalize' the Darwinian process, we'd all still be amoebas.”P. J. O'Rourke
Mortality: more sayings
- “I think when you see an aircraft fire, these angry, black puffs of smoke, knowing that one of them could kill…”George H. W. Bush
- “Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath,From the blossom of health to the paleness of death,From…”William Knox
- “I think at the prospect of bringing children into the world, your mortality comes very much to the forefront,…”Cate Blanchett
Explore Death
- “Ultimately, you walk life side-by-side with death, and the Day of the Dead, curiously enough, is about life.…”Guillermo del Toro
- “When we ponder the vastness of the universe and eternity, we are closer to understanding the role of death in…”Loren Mayshark
- “Fireheart tensed, waiting for whatever had hunted down these apprentices to emerge from the trees and attack,…”Erin Hunter