Keeping house is as unpleasant and filthy as coal mining, and the pay's a lot worse.
P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
1947–2022 United States
Patrick Jake O'Rourke (14 November 1947 – 14 February 2022) was an American political satirist, most often known as P. J.
- United States
- Comedians
- Humorists
- Journalists
- Libertarians
Also known as: O'Rourke, P. J., O'Rourke, P.J., P J O'Rourke, P.J. O'Rourke, PJ O'Rourke
135 quotes
Holidays in Hell (1989)
Only one way to cover a story like this, and make that a double, bartender, please.
Holidays in Hell (1989)
There's only one secret to bachelor cooking — not caring how it tastes.
The Bachelor Home Companion (1986)
When a thing defies physical law, there's usually politics involved.
All the Trouble in the World (1994)
You can keep the dining room clean by eating in the kitchen.
The Bachelor Home Companion (1986)
Civilization is an enormous improvement on the lack thereof.
Holidays in Hell (1989)
A charity ball is like a dance except it's tax deductible.
Modern Manners (1983)
Somalia is so bad that making a mess improves the place.
All the Trouble in the World (1994)
War will exist as long as there's a food chain.
Holidays in Hell (1989)
Earnestness is just stupidity sent to college.
Holidays in Hell (1989)
Parliament of Whores (1991)
All the Trouble in the World (1994)
Modern Manners (1983)
The Bachelor Home Companion (1986)
Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People (1983)
Italy is not technically part of the Third World, but no one has told the Italians.
Holidays in Hell (1989)
All the Trouble in the World (1994)
The Soviet constitution guarantees everyone a job. A pretty scary idea, I'd say.
Republican Party Reptile (1987)
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: P. J. O'Rourke (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.