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P J ORourke Quotes

Family love is messy, clinging, and of an annoying and repetitive pattern, like bad wallpaper Picture Quote #1

Feeling good about government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe. When you quit looking on the bright side, the catastrophe is still there Picture Quote #1

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys Picture Quote #1

Gossip is what you say about the objects of flattery when they aren’t present Picture Quote #1

Government proposes, bureaucracy disposes. And the bureaucracy must dispose of government proposals by dumping them on us Picture Quote #1

I like to think of my behavior in the sixties as a ‘learning experience.’ Then again, I like to think of anything stupid I’ve done as a ‘learning experience.’ It makes me feel less stupid Picture Quote #1

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Ideology, politics and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy Picture Quote #1

If you are young and you drink a great deal it will spoil your health, slow your mind, make you fat - in other words, turn you into an adult Picture Quote #1

If you say a modern celebrity is an adulterer, a pervert and a drug addict, all it means is that you’ve read his autobiography Picture Quote #1

Let’s reintroduce corporal punishment in the schools - and use it on the teachers Picture Quote #1

Making fun of born-again Christians is like hunting dairy cows with a high powered rifle and scope Picture Quote #1

Politics are for foreigners with their endless wrongs and paltry rights. Politics are a lousy way to get things done. Politics are, like God’s infinite mercy, a last resort Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

The good news is that, according to the Obama administration, the rich will pay for everything. The bad news is that, according to the Obama administration, you’re rich Picture Quote #1

The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop Picture Quote #1

The proper behavior all through the holiday season is to be drunk. This drunkenness culminates on New Year’s Eve, when you get so drunk you kiss the person you’re married to Picture Quote #1

There’s one more terrifying fact about old people: I’m going to be one soon Picture Quote #1

Whatever it is that the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government does it to somebody else. This is the idea behind foreign policy Picture Quote #1

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When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators Picture Quote #1

You know your children are growing up when they stop asking you where they came from and refuse to tell you where they’re going Picture Quote #1

You may be surprised to discover you’re rich, especially if you’re broke Picture Quote #1

Greatest generation came through some stuff that we can’t even imagine - the Depression, World War I - and all they wanted after that was a breather and a calm and a quiet life, and they get us Picture Quote #1

Then there was LSD, which was supposed to make you think you could fly. I remember it made you think you couldn’t stand up, and mostly it was right Picture Quote #1

After all, what is your host’s purpose in having a party? Surely not for you to enjoy yourself; if that were their sole purpose, they’d have simply sent champagne and women over to your place by taxi Picture Quote #1

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Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we’re looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn’t test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power Picture Quote #1

In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character Picture Quote #1

[T]he Clinton administration launched an attack on people in Texas because those people were religious nuts with guns. Hell, this country was founded by religious nuts with guns. Who does Bill Clinton think stepped ashore on Plymouth Rock? Peace Corps volunteers? Or maybe the people in Texas were attacked because of child abuse. But, if child abuse was the issue, why didn’t Janet Reno tear-gas Woody Allen? Picture Quote #1

The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then they get elected and prove it Picture Quote #1

The weirder you’re going to behave, the more normal you should look. It works in reverse, too. When I see a kid with three or four rings in his nose, I know there is absolutely nothing extraordinary about that person Picture Quote #1

One of the annoying things about believing in free will and individual responsibility is the difficulty of finding somebody to blame your problems on. And when you do find somebody, it’s remarkable how often his picture turns up on your driver’s license Picture Quote #1

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Family love is messy, clinging, and of an annoying and repetitive pattern, like bad wallpaper (P J ORourke Quotes) Feeling good about government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe. When you quit looking on the bright side, the catastrophe is still there (P J ORourke Quotes) Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys (P J ORourke Quotes) Gossip is what you say about the objects of flattery when they aren’t present (P J ORourke Quotes) Government proposes, bureaucracy disposes. And the bureaucracy must dispose of government proposals by dumping them on us (P J ORourke Quotes) I like to think of my behavior in the sixties as a ‘learning experience.’ Then again, I like to think of anything stupid I’ve done as a ‘learning experience.’ It makes me feel less stupid (P J ORourke Quotes) Ideology, politics and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy (P J ORourke Quotes) If you are young and you drink a great deal it will spoil your health, slow your mind, make you fat - in other words, turn you into an adult (P J ORourke Quotes) If you say a modern celebrity is an adulterer, a pervert and a drug addict, all it means is that you’ve read his autobiography (P J ORourke Quotes) Let’s reintroduce corporal punishment in the schools - and use it on the teachers (P J ORourke Quotes) Making fun of born-again Christians is like hunting dairy cows with a high powered rifle and scope (P J ORourke Quotes) Politics are for foreigners with their endless wrongs and paltry rights. Politics are a lousy way to get things done. Politics are, like God’s infinite mercy, a last resort (P J ORourke Quotes) 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 (P J ORourke Quotes) The good news is that, according to the Obama administration, the rich will pay for everything. The bad news is that, according to the Obama administration, you’re rich (P J ORourke Quotes) The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop (P J ORourke Quotes) The proper behavior all through the holiday season is to be drunk. This drunkenness culminates on New Year’s Eve, when you get so drunk you kiss the person you’re married to (P J ORourke Quotes) There’s one more terrifying fact about old people: I’m going to be one soon (P J ORourke Quotes) Whatever it is that the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government does it to somebody else. This is the idea behind foreign policy (P J ORourke Quotes) When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators (P J ORourke Quotes) You know your children are growing up when they stop asking you where they came from and refuse to tell you where they’re going (P J ORourke Quotes) You may be surprised to discover you’re rich, especially if you’re broke (P J ORourke Quotes) Greatest generation came through some stuff that we can’t even imagine - the Depression, World War I - and all they wanted after that was a breather and a calm and a quiet life, and they get us (P J ORourke Quotes) Then there was LSD, which was supposed to make you think you could fly. I remember it made you think you couldn’t stand up, and mostly it was right (P J ORourke Quotes) After all, what is your host’s purpose in having a party? Surely not for you to enjoy yourself; if that were their sole purpose, they’d have simply sent champagne and women over to your place by taxi (P J ORourke Quotes) Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we’re looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn’t test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power (P J ORourke Quotes) In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character (P J ORourke Quotes) [T]he Clinton administration launched an attack on people in Texas because those people were religious nuts with guns. Hell, this country was founded by religious nuts with guns. Who does Bill Clinton think stepped ashore on Plymouth Rock? Peace Corps volunteers? Or maybe the people in Texas were attacked because of child abuse. But, if child abuse was the issue, why didn’t Janet Reno tear-gas Woody Allen? (P J ORourke Quotes) The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then they get elected and prove it (P J ORourke Quotes) The weirder you’re going to behave, the more normal you should look. It works in reverse, too. When I see a kid with three or four rings in his nose, I know there is absolutely nothing extraordinary about that person (P J ORourke Quotes) One of the annoying things about believing in free will and individual responsibility is the difficulty of finding somebody to blame your problems on. And when you do find somebody, it’s remarkable how often his picture turns up on your driver’s license (P J ORourke Quotes)

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