Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

P. J. O'Rourke Quotes: I just wasn't cut out to be a Chinese Tiger Mom. I'm more of an Irish Setter Dad.
         

I just wasn't cut out to be a Chinese Tiger Mom. I'm more of an Irish Setter Dad.


P. J. O'Rourke
Check all other quotes by P. J. O'Rourke

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





I just wasn't cut out to be a Chinese Tiger Mom. I'm more of an Irish Setter Dad.
         



Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"P. J. O'Rourke Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Sun. 22 Dec. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/I-just-wasn-t-cut-out-to-320425>.





Check out


Other quotes of P. J. O'Rourke


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

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



There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible.

There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible.



Mercedes Benz : A mechanical device that increases sexual arousal in women.

Mercedes Benz : A mechanical device that increases sexual arousal in women.



Tabasco sauce is to bachelor cooking what forgiveness is to sin.

Tabasco sauce is to bachelor cooking what forgiveness is to sin.



A firm, hearty handshake gives a good first impression, and you'll never be forgiven if you don't live up to it.

A firm, hearty handshake gives a good first impression, and you'll never be forgiven if you don't live up to it.



At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child — miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats.

At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child — miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats.



There's a whiff of the lynch mob or the lemming migration about any overlarge concentration of like-thinking individuals, no matter how virtuous their cause.

There's a whiff of the lynch mob or the lemming migration about any overlarge concentration of like-thinking individuals, no matter how virtuous their cause.



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.

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.



Watching Republicans in Washington is like watching lemmings, if lemmings jumped into cesspools instead of off cliffs. Splash! There goes Mark Foley!

Watching Republicans in Washington is like watching lemmings, if lemmings jumped into cesspools instead of off cliffs. Splash! There goes Mark Foley!



Authority has always attracted the lowest elements in the human race

Authority has always attracted the lowest elements in the human race





Other quotes you may like


The stakes are immense, the task colossal, the time is short. But we may hope - we must hope - that man's own creation, man's own genius, will not destroy him.

The stakes are immense, the task colossal, the time is short. But we may hope - we must hope - that man's own creation, man's own genius, will not destroy him.



The goal is to talk about the issues that are happening in the USA with the ultimate goal of making change. Not just some rebellious act that we're trying to have against our country.

The goal is to talk about the issues that are happening in the USA with the ultimate goal of making change. Not just some rebellious act that we're trying to have against our country.



When you know what men are capable of you marvel neither at their sublimity nor their baseness. There are no limits in either direction apparently.

When you know what men are capable of you marvel neither at their sublimity nor their baseness. There are no limits in either direction apparently.



Having no human companion I felt a spirit of comradeship for the objects of nature around me. In my childish way I communed with these as with my own soul; they became the sharers of my confidence.

Having no human companion I felt a spirit of comradeship for the objects of nature around me. In my childish way I communed with these as with my own soul; they became the sharers of my confidence.



The window was still open.” Mr Lisbon said. “I don’t think we’d ever remembered to shut it. It was all clear to me. I knew I had to close it or else she’d go on jumping out of it forever

The window was still open.” Mr Lisbon said. “I don’t think we’d ever remembered to shut it. It was all clear to me. I knew I had to close it or else she’d go on jumping out of it forever



No. I usually rest in my satin-lined coffin, actually. I'm not allowed out in daylight hours.

No. I usually rest in my satin-lined coffin, actually. I'm not allowed out in daylight hours.



When you are offended at anyone's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. By attending to them, you will forget your anger and learn to live wisely.

When you are offended at anyone's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. By attending to them, you will forget your anger and learn to live wisely.



And from the moment that we realized it was a terrorist attack, there isn't an agent or a support person in the FBI that wasn't committed to bringing to justice those who were responsible for this.

And from the moment that we realized it was a terrorist attack, there isn't an agent or a support person in the FBI that wasn't committed to bringing to justice those who were responsible for this.



When you get down to the meat and potatoes of genuine capitalism, it is cutthroat, vicious competition, and the consumer always benefits in the end.

When you get down to the meat and potatoes of genuine capitalism, it is cutthroat, vicious competition, and the consumer always benefits in the end.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "I just wasn't cut out to be a Chinese Tiger Mom. I'm more of an Irish Setter Dad.". Author of this quote is P. J. O'Rourke. This quote is about tiger, irish, just,.