Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.

—P. J. O'Rourke

About P. J. O'Rourke

Portrait of P. J. O'Rourke

Patrick Jake O'Rourke (November 14, 1947 – February 15, 2022) was an American author, journalist, and political satirist who wrote twenty-two books on subjects as diverse as politics, cars, etiquette, and economics. His books Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance both reached No. 1 on The New York...

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Never wear anything that panics the cat.

—P. J. O'Rourke

fashion cats cloths

Nothing bad's going to happen to us. If we get fired, it's not failure; it's a midlife vocational reassessment.

—P. J. O'Rourke

Skiing consists of wearing $3,000 worth of clothes and equipment and driving 200 miles in the snow in order to stand around at a bar and drink.

—P. J. O'Rourke

sports alcohol drinking snow skiing

Very little is known of the Canadian country since it is rarely visited by anyone but the Queen and illiterate sport fishermen.

—P. J. O'Rourke

Because of their size, parents may be difficult to discipline properly.

—P. J. O'Rourke

parents discipline

History

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