P. j. o rourke

You know your children are growing up when they stop asking you where they came from and refuse to tell you where they're going.

One of the enduring problems with certain societies in the world - and this is certainly true of a lot of places in the Middle East - is that the capacity for self-governance and self-organizing just...

The idea of capitalism is not just success but also the failure that allows success to happen.

The whole idea of our government is this: If enough people get together and act in concert, they can take something and not pay for it.

Gossip is what you say about the objects of flattery when they aren't present.

Never be unfaithful to a lover, except with your wife.

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.

Accuse a person of breaking all Ten Commandments, and you've written the promo blurb for the dust cover of his tell-all memoir.

Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs.

Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death very carefully to your child. This will make threatening him with it much more effective.