What did P. J. O'Rourke mean by: Gossip is what you say about the objects of flattery when they aren’t present. P. J. O'Rourke Political satirist and journalist · USA Copy
People will tell you anything but what they do is always the truth. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, P. J. O'Rourke, Deception, Perception, Truth, 0 P. J. O'Rourke Political satirist and journalist · USA
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. Read explanation Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, P. J. O'Rourke, Consequences, Control, Responsibility, 0 P. J. O'Rourke Political satirist and journalist · USA
The only time a bachelor’s bed is made is when it’s in the factory. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, P. J. O'Rourke, Independence, Loneliness, Routine, 0 P. J. O'Rourke Political satirist and journalist · USA
Haitians weren’t screwed-up, but everything political, intellectual, and material around them is. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, P. J. O'Rourke, Intellectualism, Materialism, Politics, 0 P. J. O'Rourke Political satirist and journalist · USA
What would be a road hazard anywhere else, in the Third World is probably the road. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, P. J. O'Rourke, Development, Inequality, Infrastructure, 0 P. J. O'Rourke Political satirist and journalist · USA
When politics are used to allocate resources, the resources all end up being allocated to politics. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, P. J. O'Rourke, allocation, Corruption, Power, 0 P. J. O'Rourke Political satirist and journalist · USA
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what’s good for people than people do is a swine. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, P. J. O'Rourke, Arrogance, Disdain, Individualism, 0 P. J. O'Rourke Political satirist and journalist · USA
The idea of capitalism is not just success but also the failure that allows success to happen. Author, December 23, 2023December 29, 2024, P. J. O'Rourke, Capitalism, Failure, Success, 0 P. J. O'Rourke Political satirist and journalist · USA
