A Quote by P. J. O'Rourke

The bar is set pretty low if you want to be a hip, accessible conservative.

P. J. O'Rourke

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P. J. O'Rourke
American - Comedian
Born: November 14, 1947

If you set the attractiveness bar really low, people have to compliment you on your looks when they meet you in person. I'm pretty much a genius. I'm actually applying to work at the Genius Bar based on this trick.

Megan Amram

A sad fact of life lately at the Museum of Modern Art is that when it comes to group shows of contemporary painting from the collection, the bar has been set pretty low.

Jerry Saltz

People want a remarkable experience; it's what they'll talk about, largely because the bar has been set so low by so many companies.

Alexis Ohanian

People like to set the bar high. I like to put the bar on the ground and barely step over it. I like to keep the expectations really low.

Kevin Smith

The only time I set the bar low is for limbo.

Steve Carell

If I can be a better businessman than I am a football player, that would be pretty successful, because the bar is set pretty high.

Bobby Wagner

I feel like I've set the bar fairly high, and I want to keep living up to that bar.

Aaron Rodgers

They set a low bar for Donald Trump, and he banged his head on it.

Austan Goolsbee

I'm so open to different things. The only thing I'd say is I've set the bar pretty high in terms of good female roles with 'Diary,' and I want to continue in that vein.

Bel Powley

The crypto market has set the bar shockingly low for entrepreneurs to raise money, and this is dangerous for everyone involved.

Nick Tomaino

My comedy isn't about being attractive - it's about how the bar of dumb seems so low right now, and I desperately want to raise the bar of dumb just a tiny bit.

Natasha Leggero

The fantasy of doing a task perfectly is common with procrastinators; they set the bar for success very high. Then they are afraid to approach it. As the deadline approaches, they must set the bar lower.

John Perry

I worked in this bar called the Raincheck Room in the '60s; it used to be over on Santa Monica Boulevard, and, y'know, it was a pretty hip place. Lots of actors hung out there.