P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
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Most of my friends in Nashville - almost all of them - seem to have had hits in the '70s, either as artists or songwriters or producers.
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I had auditioned for 'The Vampire Diaries' years ago before 'The Originals' happened, so I was familiar with that mythology.
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I have never planned to have babies by a certain age.
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I'm from New Orleans. There's a lot of vampire mystique and mythology that resonates there, and I was fascinated by it. I always wanted to play one.
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I don't feel I fit in with morning television because I'm like a vampire and I like to stay up late.
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Before 'The Vampire Diaries,' I was making beats, which is how I got will.i.am's attention, and I went on tour with him.
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I'm almost incapable of lying. I'd be a terrible spy.
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I'm almost numb to misogyny at this point. It's just everywhere.
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I've been a fan of vampire fiction since way, way back - I loved Stephen King, Anne Rice, Peter Straub, Robert McCammon, Shirley Jackson, lots of great horror and paranormal fiction.
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I know that part of the reason I read Tolkien when I'm ill is that there is an almost total absence of sexuality in his world, which is restful.
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To such idle talk it might further be added: that whenever a certain exclusive occupation is coupled with specific shortcomings, it is likewise almost certainly divorced from certain other shortcomings.
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I still drive my 1977 Honda Accord. The paint is almost all worn off. It's still running.
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I want to be a blonde vampire. Catherine Deneuve was a blonde vampire, and she was my favourite vampire ever.
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It is a fairly open secret that almost all systems can be hacked, somehow. It is a less spoken of secret that such hacking has actually gone quite mainstream.
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Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.
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My all-time favourite classic use of ricotta is in gnudi: fluffy, cheesy dumplings of almost ethereal, feathery lightness.
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I seated ugliness on my knee, and almost immediately grew tired of it.
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It's almost impossible to reconcile the realities of how one feels during the day, hour by hour. But I approach things not cynically.
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I've been working for many years and I think I've managed to work with some of the best people in the business, which has been rewarding and an apprenticeship.
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If you know even as little history as I do, it is hard not to doubt the efficacy of modern war as a solution to any problem except that of retribution - the 'justice' of exchanging one damage for another.
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When I'm looking for hot button answers to tough questions, I don't look to congressman or my mayor. I say, 'What would Miss U.S.A. have to say about this?'
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I absolutely think that when we talk about family, faith, community, I think it's important for Democrats to be able to connect with folks where they live.
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More than anything else, my mother wanted to be an actress - a famous actress - which in the 1950s was all about being young, sexy, and available. She was all that, and more. She had big blue eyes, alabaster skin, a heart-shaped face, a beautiful figure. She was just a knockout.
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Rahm Emanuel is, we are almost certain, a vampire.
