There is a simple rule here, a rule of legislation, a rule of business, a rule of life: beyond a certain point, complexity is fraud. You can apply that rule to left-wing social programs, but you can also apply that rule to credit derivatives, hedge funds, all the rest of it. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
The idea of capitalism is not just success but also the failure that allows success to happen. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
If you are young and you drink a great deal it will spoil your health, slow your mind, make you fat – in other words, turn you into an adult. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
Once you’ve built the big machinery of political power, remember you won’t always be the one to run it. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
Some people have facts; these can be proven. Some people have theories; these can be disproven. But people with opinions are mindless and have their minds made up about it. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then they get elected and prove it. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we’re looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn’t test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
