P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

Everything that's fun in life is dangerous. And everything that isn't fun is dangerous too. It's impossible to be alive and safe.

Life can be dangerous; just let it be! When we shake off what we perceive as boundaries, that is where the bliss really is.

Life is dangerous. That's what makes it interesting.

Being on the edge isn't as safe, but the view is better

A life of action and danger moderates the dread of death.

Every minute of life I take a risk; it's part of the enjoyment.

To be alive is to take risks; to be always safe and secure is death.

Lots of the things we do are dangerous, but life itself is dangerous; nothing is really worth bothering with that isn't full of danger

A certain amount of danger is essential to the quality of life.

I think risk-taking is a great adventure. And life should be full of adventures.

I like adventure.

I like to find adventure.

You need to be in danger; otherwise, you get old.

I know it is a dangerous sport but this is something I like.

What people speak of as adventure is something nobody in his right mind would seek out, and it becomes romantic only when one is safely at home.

When we stop taking risks, we stop living.

Nearly everything that was fun, of course, was also a little dangerous: riding roller coasters, skydiving, gambling, sex.

Live dangerously. Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius.

Adventure and danger can be good for your heart and soul.

I don't think we'll get caught, but the very possibility is half the fun.

I think it's important to live with a certain danger and a certain risk.

I'm not bound to be in aviation at all. I'm here only because I love the sky and flying more than anything else on earth. Of course there's danger; but a certain amount of danger is essential to the quality of life. I don't believe in taking foolish chances' but nothing can be accomplished without taking any chance at all.

Trouble can be a lot of fun. It's the straight and narrow that makes life tedious and boring.

If my real life was half as exciting as what is reported, I would be thrilled.