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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When you do scenes that are just exposition, they feel false.
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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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Most Arab Israelis speak Hebrew, but not the other way around. It's about time that changed.
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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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When there's an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that's what makes you lean forward.
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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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If you don't acknowledge differences, it's as bad as stereotyping or reducing someone.
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You can't tell a millionaire's son from a billionaire's.
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A mistake that a lot of us have made, related to those who advocate for gun safety legislation, is that we try to process it through our legislative bodies, and that's where the NRA's strength lies.
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Most eyes have more than one color, but usually they're related. Blue eyes may have two shades of blue, or blue and gray, or blue and green, or even a fleck or two of brown. Most people don't notice that.
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From the time I was twelve I was dancing for bread and butter, but in my heart I was always an actress.
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'You're stupid,' is not something even his most severe critics usually say to President Barack Obama.
