P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

The poor are an especially important resource for innovation when they have the bravery and pluck to get out of the poor places in which they're living.

P. J. O'Rourke

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• The poor are an especially important resource for innovation when they have the bravery and pluck to get out of the poor places in which they're living.

  

  P. J. O'Rourke
  • Important
  • Innovation
  • Living