P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
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When a system of oppression has become institutionalized it is unnecessary for individuals to be oppressive.
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With liberalisation, Indian industry gained international exposure because of which it became imperative for companies to rework their strategies to become globally competitive.
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Drug manufacturers could afford to sell AIDS drugs in Africa at virtually any discount. The companies said they did not do so because Africa lacked the requisite infrastructure.
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The one thing I will never do is become pigeonholed.
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I don't pray because I don't want to bore God.
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Far too many executives have become more concerned with the 'four P's' - pay, perks, power and prestige - rather than making profits for shareholders.
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If it were not for the fact that editors have become so timorous in these politically correct times, I would probably have a greater readership than I have.
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Cynicism is something which has become symbolic of imperial policy.
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New York grabbed me too hard, as did adulthood.
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Poor countries are poor because they are wasting their resources.
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In a way my reputation has become that of the curmudgeon.
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As I have got older, I have become easier on myself. It's about realising things can't be perfect.
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We can reorient our products and business strategy because we are an agile organisation.
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But since the middle of the century in particular, the music has become very irregular in rhythm.
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I really wanted to work and become independent.
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The idea that I should become president seems to me too visionary to require a serious answer. It has never entered my head, nor is it likely to enter the head of any other person.
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I'm always the cousin that can't make it to the family functions because I'm busy.
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I wanted to play incredibly challenging, multifaceted characters. Because we are all a puzzle.
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I steer clear of books with ugly covers. And ones that are touted as 'sweeping,' 'tender' or 'universal.'
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I played in football games where you walk off the field and the scoreboard didn't end up the way you wanted. But you knew that you really did give it all. And the other team was too strong.
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Textures apply to everything I do. Even within my music, I like smooth things, and then hard and fluffy things, all giving them their place to shine.
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When I joined Custer I donned the uniform of a soldier. It was a bit awkward at first but I soon got to be perfectly at home in men's clothes.
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I really started getting my body ready when I was a freshman in high school. I had just been skating so much, and just started getting so annoyed with leg hair and arm hair, because I was falling so much when I was learning. So I would get scabs on my legs, and the hair would get caught in it. It just became a nuisance. And from that point on, I continued to shave my arms and legs and tried to stay sleek.
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We did not become libertarians because we are altruists.
