P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

P. J. O'Rourke: There is parody, when you make fun of people who are ... | Citatis

There is parody, when you make fun of people who are smarter than you; satire, when you make fun of people who are richer than you; and burlesque, when you make fun of both while taking your clothes off.

P. J. O'Rourke

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I was never that kid who used to brag about anything.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson
- Never
- Kid
- Used
Obviously, we're focused on the Winter Classic.

Gary Bettman
- Winter
- Focused
- Classic
What we know for sure from our work and from others' is that mice have a life span of 1,000 days, dogs have 5,000 days, and we humans have 29,000 days. Recognizing that the duration is limited, and aging is inevitable, focus the attention on enhancing the quality of the days you have.

S. Jay Olshansky
- Life
- Work
- Attention
The ghastly thing about being a producer is that, once the curtain goes up, there is nothing you can do. At least when you are in it, you have some measure of control. If something goes wrong, you can maybe put it right. When you are in the audience, there is nothing you can do.

Kate O'Mara
- Up
- Control
- Audience
The claim made by Team Obama that every dollar in stimulus translates into a dollar-and-a-half in growth is economic fiction. The costs of stimulus reduce future growth. No country has ever spent itself to prosperity. The price of stimulus has to be paid sometime.

Karl Rove
- Country
- Future
- Team
I wanted to see how flavors, spices, and grains traveled back and forth along the Silk Road and were interpreted by a multitude of cultures' palates.

Hanya Yanagihara
- Road
- See
- Cultures