460 Quotes by P.J. O'Rourke

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    African famine is not a visitation of fate. It is largely man-made, and the men who made it are largely Africans.

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    Everything on a boat has a different name than it would have if it weren’t on a boat. Either this is ancient seafaring tradition or it’s how people who mess around with boats try to impress the rest of us who actually finished college.

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    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.

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    Jesse Jackson was spending time with his family, or families.

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    It remains to be seen which program will cause greater societal damage: China’s one-child policy or America’s one-parent policy.

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    Worshiping the earth is more fun than going to church. It’s also closer.

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    Harvard has been almost as important to the American Jewish community as the pork-sausage industry.

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