Political leaders are expert at saying nothing.
P. J. O'ROURKEFinland is a rich country. What have they got? They got Nokia phones and plywood. How’d they get so rich? Because they’re free.
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People will tell you anything but what they do is always the truth.
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I was very much in favor of the Iraq invasion.
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You’re stupid,’ is not something even his most severe critics usually say to President Barack Obama.
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Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
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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.
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All change is bad. But sometimes it has to be done.
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Teasing and a sense of humor, if you can develop that in your kids, and if you can exercise it with the kids, just makes for a pleasanter atmosphere.
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The world is being run by irresponsible spoiled brats.
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Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely.
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Wealth brings great benefits to the world. Rich people are heros.
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Never be unfaithful to a lover, except with your wife.
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The best and brightest don’t go into politics. The best and brightest are at Goldman Sachs.
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Hubris is one of the great renewable resources.
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Once you’ve built the big machinery of political power, remember you won’t always be the one to run it.
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Mikhail Gorbachev was the Jimmy Carter of the Communist bloc. The Russians hate him.
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