P. J. O’Rourke : (19)

" The Tea Party has definitely increased political involvement, not only among Tea Party members but among people who oppose the Tea Party members. It’s been a general stimulus. " - P. J. O'Rourke

" America has to act. But, when America acts, other nations accuse us of being ‘hegemonistic’, of engaging in ‘unilateralism’, of behaving as if we’re the only nation on earth that counts. We are. " - P. J. O'Rourke

" Liberals are always proposing perfectly insane ideas, laws that will make everybody happy, laws that will make everything right, make us live forever, and all be rich. Conservatives are never that stupid. " - P. J. O'Rourke

" The library, with its Daedalian labyrinth, mysterious hush, and faintly ominous aroma of knowledge, has been replaced by the computer’s cheap glow, pesky chirp, and data spillage. " - P. J. O'Rourke

" Only a few good leaders have paused to reflect seriously on being leaders. " - P. J. O'Rourke

" The average IQ in America is – and this can be proven mathematically – average. " - P. J. O'Rourke

" I like to have interesting things to write about. And when one says something is ‘interesting,’ one almost always means ‘bad.’ " - P. J. O'Rourke

" In theory, taxes should be like shopping. What I buy is government services. What I pay are my taxes. " - P. J. O'Rourke

" 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. O'Rourke

" The 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? " - P. J. O'Rourke