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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.
More from P. J. O'Rourke (481 quotes) →More quotes by P. J. O'Rourke
- “President Bush said that if illegal immigrants want citizenship, they'd have to do three things: pay taxes, h…”P. J. O'Rourke
- “I'm really tired of virtue.”P. J. O'Rourke
- “The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.”P. J. O'Rourke
- “Kabul is a walled city, which sounds romantic except the walls are pre-cast reinforced concrete blast barrier…”P. J. O'Rourke
Monuments: more sayings
- “The monuments of the nations are all protests against nothingness after death; so are statues and inscription…”Lew Wallace
- “It is difficult to be famous and that successful where you can't even walk down the street without people cha…”David Cassidy
- “Man’s mind is a coast of great monuments, the source of wild and complex dreams and accomplishments that phys…”Israelmore Ayivor
Poetry: more sayings
- “Prowling the meanings of a word, prowling the history of a person, no use expecting a flood of light. Human w…”Anne Carson
- “Being one’s true and honest self can often be dangerous; and poetry should always be a place where, if only b…”Andrew McMillan
- “We have no quarrel with the German nation,One would not quarrel with a flock of sheep.But, generation after g…”Alan Herbert