P. J. ORourke Quotes about Family

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Everybody wants to save the Earth; nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.

Everybody wants to save the Earth; nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.

P. J. O'Rourke

Family, Mom, Mother

P. J. O'Rourke (2007). “All the Trouble in the World: The Lighter Side of Overpopulation, Famine, Ecological Disaster, Ethnic Hatred, Plague, and Poverty”, p.9, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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.

P. J. O'Rourke

Family, Children, Growing Up

Rich parents are famous both for miserliness and astonishing longevity. And, when they finally do die, you'll find they've left their estate in inviolate trust to the golden retrievers.

P. J. O'Rourke

Family, Parent, Golden Retrievers

P. J. O'Rourke (2007). “Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People”, p.20, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.