I suppose I should get a VCR, but the only thing I like about television is its ephemerality.

Quote by P J O'Rourke

Topics: Television Quotes

Earnestness is stupidity sent to college.

Earnestness is stupidity sent to college.

Never fight an inanimate object.

Never fight an inanimate object.

Never wear anything that panics the cat.

Never wear anything that panics the cat.

There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.

There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.

If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.

If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.

Newsmen believe that news is a tacitly acknowledged fourth branch of the federal system. This...

Newsmen believe that news is a tacitly acknowledged fourth branch of the federal system. This...

Children from the age of five to ten should watch more television. Television depicts adults...

Children from the age of five to ten should watch more television. Television depicts adults...

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage...

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage...

Whatever it is that the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government does...

Whatever it is that the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government does...

Politicians are wonderful people as long as they stay away from things they don't understand,...

Politicians are wonderful people as long as they stay away from things they don't understand,...

Let's reintroduce corporal punishment in the schools - and use it on the teachers.

Let's reintroduce corporal punishment in the schools - and use it on the teachers.

A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative....

A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative....

Whatever it is that the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government does...

Whatever it is that the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government does...

The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and...

The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and...

There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief...

There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief...

The government is huge, stupid, greedy and makes nosy, officious and dangerous intrusions into the...

The government is huge, stupid, greedy and makes nosy, officious and dangerous intrusions into the...

There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.

There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.

The glorification of the 'woman's role, then, seems to be in proportion to society's reluctance...

The glorification of the 'woman's role, then, seems to be in proportion to society's reluctance...

Women want certain things in marriage--the right to a title and a front seat in...

Women want certain things in marriage--the right to a title and a front seat in...

Never marry a man who hates his mother, because he'll end up hating you.

Never marry a man who hates his mother, because he'll end up hating you.