P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
El Salvador has the scenery of northern California and the climate of southern California plus - and this was a relief - no Californians.P. J. O'Rourke
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Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'.
Barnett Newman -
During the decade following the discovery of the double-helical structure of DNA, the problem of translation - namely, how genetic information is used to synthesize proteins - was a central topic in molecular biology.
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan -
When I won the belt, it was kind of a precedent... The only Canadian to have ever held it.
Owen Hart -
When I first got Yves Saint Laurent Couture, I didn't know how to take off a cape. I would ask Katoucha and Dalma - the real divas of the runway - 'Can you show me?' I've never been afraid to ask for help.
Naomi Campbell -
Salaries and wages must reflect the reality of the enterprise's economic performance; deviations from the planned performance should be reflected in pay.
Samora Machel -
Whenever I walk out on a stage, I'm begging for affection.
Eartha Kitt
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I can't read novels while I'm writing a novel, because somebody's voice creeps in.
T. C. Boyle -
I love the simplicity and freedom of running. A pair of shoes, and you are all set to explore new trails.
Rachel Boston -
Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to my misfortune, it is soft.
Ovid -
Being the world's greatest athlete just does not get it done on the golf course.
Caitlyn Jenner -
Our music has been an incredible gift to help us make a difference.
Zac Brown Band -
A bicycle has transformed my experience of London.
Iain Glen
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I always have to be writing.
Taylor Swift -
My brother Martin is two years younger than me. There has never been any competition between us - clearly he was the good-looking one; he was also very sporty, and I am not a football player.
Gary Kemp Spandau Ballet -
When my daughter wanted a toy and I had to check the price of it before buying it - that was one of the worst feelings.
Tablo -
On my desk, I always have a lemon or a lime drying. I love the fragrance. Also, a Staedtler eraser, a brush for the eraser and a pencil sharpener.
Maira Kalman -
I have never anticipated success. I choose work, give it my best shot, and leave it.
Yami Gautam -
I didn't get anything published until I was thirty-three, and yet I'd written five novels and six or seven plays. The plays, I should point out, were dreadful.
Edmund White
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In financial terms, my sense is that the distribution of wealth, unequal as it is, is self-perpetuating, and, especially in a linked and accelerating world, the rich get ever more quickly richer while the poor get ever more speedily poorer.
Pico Iyer -
It's an American thing, but it's particularly a southern thing, and its romanticization is hyper-Southern. And it's still irresistible to me, even in middle age. There's something that pulls me to that, but at the same time, I have this increasing awareness of how banal it really is - that evil is inherently banal.
William Gibson -
My favorite writers are all Jews - David, Solomon, Matthew, Mark - well, you get the picture.
Zig Ziglar -
'Journey' was very much inspired by Joseph Campbell's work for 'The Hero's Journey,' but, from among his works, I like 'The Power of Myth' best.
Jenova Chen -
The industry is quite chauvinistic generally. Expectations of women, girls, what they should look like, how they should be, what they should say, what they should wear, how their hair should be, what colour their skin should be.
Gemma Arterton -
El Salvador has the scenery of northern California and the climate of southern California plus - and this was a relief - no Californians.
P. J. O'Rourke