P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
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I don't have to worry about the obvious things like money.
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I'm the worst at picking what movies are going to do well. I have no idea. I'm really surprised if a movie I like does well.
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It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do well.
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I'm a very positive person. I get excited easily, and I like to jump around.
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I haven't got a waist. I've just got a sort of place, a bit like an unmarked level crossing.
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Maybe I should pretend like I'm not insecure, but I really am. This movie is going to come out and... will people like it? Will they like Rey?
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I was convinced in middle school that I invented tight-rolling your pants, because I would get hand-me-downs from my brothers, and of course they were bell-bottoms from the '70s. So I would fold and fold over the bells. I like to think I started the trend. But I didn't.
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I really like performing for people.
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Well I love preppy style; I like J. Crew for guys.
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I like risky stuff.
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For every person that doesn't like you, there's gonna be somebody who does.
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I do not read SF as much as I used to. It's too much like a busman's holiday.
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I can swear like a fishwife.
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My kids like their eggs with catsup. I like mine with salsa.
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I like a sort of androgynous look, but I also love feminine shapes.
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If bigots behave like bigots, it's not a huge surprise.
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The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.
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Songwriter friends will be like, 'Oh my God, when are you going to put out 'Love Triangle?'' It's just been that song for me that really helped me get a lot of writing sessions and helped jump-start my writing career.
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History should not be left to the historians. Rather, be like Churchill. Make history, and then write it.
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I like terra firma; the more firma, the less terra.
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We live in a world where it's difficult to be a woman who is strong and confident, so I like to surround myself with friends that embody that same principle and idea.
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Get on up, stay on the scene, get on up, like a sex machine.
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Affirmative action makes employers think, 'Black woman nuclear physicist? Hah! Probably let her into Harvard 'cause they were looking for a twofer. Bet she got C's in high school practical math. Give her a job in personnel.'
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I like to argue with the radio.
