P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
Government proposes, bureaucracy disposes. And the bureaucracy must dispose of government proposals by dumping them on us.P. J. O'Rourke
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I never was for telephones. Just don't like them, that's all. Anybody wants to talk to you, they can come to see you.
Sam Crawford -
I think I've gotten more confident because the more you do it and the more shows you play, you just feel more confident. You feel more confident about everything.
Taylor Dye -
I received my parents' permission and went into the Navy on June 3, 1941.
Jack Adams -
You kind of think people get sick of you after a while, but apparently not.
Patricia Heaton -
I remember when I was little, much younger than I was when I started modeling, people always said, 'Oh, you should be a model.' But I didn't like people telling me what to do... But I didn't plan to transform into an actress, either. It just happened.
Tao Okamoto -
If America is a nation of laws as we proclaim, then our immigration laws are part of the package.
Ted Nugent
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Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
Zbigniew Brzezinski -
My parents had a house on the Jersey shore - I grew up right there, going down there every summer and living there. It is home for me.
Jack Antonoff Fun. -
I really try at least to come back and answer the question as to whether that was really the best way to do that and was I really thinking straight and how did my opponents behave and how did the judges behave was needed.
Floyd Abrams -
As with any moderately famous person, footballers are the source of much gossip. In fact, I'd go as far as to say they are targeted. The fun part as their partner is not knowing who, or what, to believe.
Zoe Foster Blake -
One person I've always wanted to work with who would be an amazing guest star would be James Earl Jones.
Nancy McKeon -
From a Hindu perspective, you are born as what you need to deal with, and if you just try and push it away, whatever it is, it's got you.
Ram Dass
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Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.
H. L. Mencken -
Without a doubt, I'd love to do Broadway. I actually can't wait to get back to musical theater.
Zac Efron -
As a result, the highly civilized man can endure incomparably more than the savage, whether of moral or physical strain. Being better able to control himself under all circumstances, he has a great advantage over the savage.
Lafcadio Hearn -
I loved Interpol when they came out, but I never wanted to be in Interpol.
Jack Antonoff Fun. -
The power of forgiveness is huge; it is really big, and it can save this world.
Immaculee Ilibagiza -
You do have to overcome the child's thinking that this new woman, who is not their mother, is going to be in their lives.
Nancy O'Dell
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'The Graduate' must be the best use of songs ever in a movie; it adds a layer to the movie you wouldn't ever get from a score.
Hans Zimmer -
Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam -
Some of them, in accepting the proposed plan of government, coupled their acceptance with a recommendation of various additions to the Constitution, which they deemed essential to the preservation of the rights of the States, or of the People.
Caleb Cushing -
It's been reported - in fact, The New York Times has reported that intelligence agencies have told the White House that they now have, quote, "high confidence" that the Russian government was behind the hack.
Terry Gross -
I think the Republican Party is supposed to be the party of less government intrusion.
Monica Crowley -
Government proposes, bureaucracy disposes. And the bureaucracy must dispose of government proposals by dumping them on us.
P. J. O'Rourke