P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

There are a number of Americans who shouldn't vote. The number is 57 percent, to judge by the combined total of Clinton and Perot ballots in the 1996 presidential election.

P. J. O'Rourke

• Judge
• Vote
• Presidential
• Election

• Previous
• Next

Quotes to Explore

• During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches.

  

  Kate Smith
  • God
  • America
  • Presidential

• I pass no judgment about historic events. I defend the human freedoms. Whatever event has taken place throughout history, or hasn't taken place, I cannot judge that.

  

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
  • History
  • Taken
  • Judge

• Where Negroes provide 20 percent of the vote, they should have 20 per cent of the jobs.

  

  Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
  • Vote
  • Where
  • Percent

• I have never yet exercised the privilege of voting, but had I been called upon at the last presidential election to do so, I should most certainly have cast my vote for Mr. Clay.

  

  Zachary Taylor
  • Vote
  • Presidential
  • Election

• I'm a big believer if you want to change people's minds or get someone to vote for you, either a voter or a colleague, you've got to first get their attention.

  

  Aaron Schock
  • People
  • Change
  • Attention

• Together, often by unanimous vote, the council has worked quickly to get positive results.

  

  Laura Miller
  • Together
  • Positive
  • Vote

• Everybody is looking for an election where they can do something and participate.

  

  Rand Paul
  • Looking
  • Election
  • Where

• The Florida Jewish community is incredibly important in the primary and will be that important in the general election as well.

  

  Ted Deutch
  • Important
  • Community
  • Will

• When Chipotle asked me to take part in the Cultivating Thought program both as an author and an essay contest judge, I was excited by the idea of sharing my story through this unique channel and helping young, inspiring writers do the same.

  

  Laura Esquivel
  • Thought
  • Unique
  • Judge

• It's been 80 years since the Senate has confirmed a Supreme Court nominee who was nominated during an election. And particularly when the court hangs in the balance, it makes no sense whatsoever to give Barack Obama the power to jam through a judge in the final election year.

  

  Ted Cruz
  • Power
  • Balance
  • Judge

• I voted for you during your last election.

  

  Mao Zedong
  • You
  • Election
  • Last

• The good thing is I didn't feel like anyone was going to judge me on 'Glee.'

  

  Samuel Larsen
  • Good
  • Me
  • Feel

• If you ask the fish whether they'd rather have an oil spill or a season of fishing, I wouldn't be surprised if they'd vote for another blowout.

  

  Carl Safina
  • Vote
  • Fishing
  • Fish

• We were elected in a wave because the people in America, if they had a single issue that troubled them the most, it was that health care vote.

  

  Nan Hayworth
  • People
  • America
  • Health

• I'd vote for Mickey Mouse before I voted for John McCain and Sarah Palin.

  

  Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
  • Vote
  • Mouse
  • Mickey Mouse

• On the other side, I do believe that the rhetoric we are seeing from the Democrats today is unprecedented, is a new low in presidential politics and goes beyond political discourse and amounts to political hate speech.

  

  Ed Gillespie
  • Believe
  • Today
  • Political

• I'm a psychologist. I was a psychology faculty member, and then I became an administrator of the department, then the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. At the time of the presidential search, I was the dean.

  

  I. King Jordan
  • Time
  • College
  • Search

• I learned a long time ago in Hollywood that the only person I should vote for is myself.

  

  Jack Nicholson
  • Time
  • Long
  • Myself

• We perceive through our senses a person, a situation or an event, and in an instant, we project our mental models - our fears, background and experiences - onto that perception. This often results in cognitive errors, which means we judge and respond incorrectly.

  

  Elizabeth Thornton
  • Judge
  • Perception

• West Virginia clearly wanted it more. They worked harder, and played with a great deal of heart and determination.

  

  C. Vivian Stringer
  • Heart
  • Wanted
  • Worked

• In bitter almond oil, like in a great number of other substances that previously had been counted among the 'aromatic compounds' on behalf of their strong smell, a derivative of benzene is present. The special properties of benzene and its derivatives are caused by the typical arrangement of their carbon atoms.

  

  Otto Wallach
  • Great
  • Strong
  • Present

• The governor is Virginia's chief executive and represents the commonwealth at all times.

  

  Bob McDonnell

• People show surprise that I have interests outside my political career. There is subtle surprise, for example, that I would be interested in a recipe.

  

  Lucille Roybal-Allard
  • People
  • Career
  • Political

• There are a number of Americans who shouldn't vote. The number is 57 percent, to judge by the combined total of Clinton and Perot ballots in the 1996 presidential election.

  

  P. J. O'Rourke
  • Judge
  • Vote
  • Presidential