P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
'You're stupid,' is not something even his most severe critics usually say to President Barack Obama.
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You've got to be taught to hate and fear.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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Mental health is seen as a massive drag to have to write about - worthy, dull. Something you should 'have' to read / write about.
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When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.
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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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Where I'm from, you're a square if you go to church or if you decide to read the Koran or Bible.
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You know once you get in the business you know what you're getting into.
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When you negotiate with terrorists, you get more terror.
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The only thing that is real is the being in you that is going to die.
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You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.
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If you don't love something, it's not functional, in my opinion.
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My roots are in stand-up, and stand-up is very freeing. There's no script involved; you just fly.
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Once you do one bad guy, usually all you get offered is bad guys.
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Whenever you're scared of something, don't let that define you. We all feel it, but step up.
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My salary is converted to bitcoin, and taxes are taken out. You have to do all the tax computations in dollars because the IRS does not deal in bitcoins.
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Business is tough; you need tough guys.
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Have an earnestness for death and you will have life.
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Hollywood is a place where they place you under contract instead of under observation.
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You can't get angry with a horse. They will get angry and frisky with you.
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A character on stage who can present no convincing argument or information as to his past experience, his present behaviour or his aspirations, nor give a comprehensive analysis of his motives, is as legitimate and as worthy of attention as one who, alarmingly, can do all these things.
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You have to always physicalize, when you do animation recording. Otherwise, you won't get the performance right.
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Border strengthening is effective, but not if done in isolation. We also need to give priority to establishing public institutions that deliver a sustained level of security and justice for citizens. Border security can never come at the expense of migrants' rights. Nor can it be used to legitimize inhumane treatment.
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As a writer, I wouldn't know how to not take things out of my life.
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'You're stupid,' is not something even his most severe critics usually say to President Barack Obama.
