P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

P. J. O'Rourke: You know your children are growing up when they stop ... | Citatis

You know your children are growing up when they stop asking you where they came from and refuse to tell you where they're going.

P. J. O'Rourke

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I'm not an aggressive person at all. But I know how to fight.

Edgar Ramirez
- Know
- Person
- Fight
Any creative process comes with a level of self-analysis and self-criticism. There's a lot of waking up in the middle of the night going, 'Oh, I wish I had done that differently.'

Felicity Jones
- Up
- Done
- Night
There are so many steps you have to go through to reach a high level, so you're kind of building your own, I would say, mountain. You have to go piece by piece by piece. When you're young and really ambitious, you want to jump right up. It kind of teaches you a lesson, I would say.

Victoria Azarenka
- Up
- High
- Kind
I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.

Rainer Maria Rilke
- Want
- Know
- Alone
I acted at school but got very bad parts - things that they'd made up in Shakespeare plays like 'Guard 17' - so I wrote plays and gave myself parts, then I wrote sketches, then I did stand-up. Even in the school nativity I was the emu in the manger.

Jack Whitehall
- Up
- School
- Bad
Anytime you hear different things - whether it's trade rumors or people saying you're not living up to your complete potential - you're obviously going to get ticked off about that.

Patrick Kane
- People
- Up
- Different