P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
If death weren't around to 'finalize' the Darwinian process, we'd all still be amoebas.P. J. O'Rourke
Quotes to Explore
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He who fears to weep, should learn to be kind to those who weep.
Abu Bakr -
I've dealt with a lot in my life.
Daniel Cormier -
The entertainment industry isn't a line of work encouraged in the Persian culture. When I called my dad to say I wanted to quit medicine, there was about three minutes of silence. I'm not sure he knew what to do with himself!
Nazanin Boniadi -
Democrats and Republicans have been very keen to make home ownership almost a national purpose.
Edmund Phelps -
There's something about the silence of people listening to someone or watching someone - I just... I love that.
Sam Heughan -
Diversity isn't just a hallmark of big cities anymore.
Laura Moser
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My approach to cricket has been reasonably simple: it was about giving everything to the team, it was about playing with dignity and it was about upholding the spirit of the game. I hope I have done some of that. I have failed at times, but I have never stopped trying. It is why I leave with sadness but also with pride.
Rahul Dravid -
After college, I went into the NBC Page Program. It's one of those great programs that allows kids to get their feet wet in every area of the business.
Lara Spencer -
If you'd have told me five years ago that I'd have done all this – two books, some television and everything – I'd panic, I'd be scared.
Karl Pilkington -
I was joking with someone about this the other day. They were like, 'You talk about Applebee's as if it was your ex.' I miss it; I miss setting up tables at 6 A.M.
Verite -
I played didgeridoo from a young age - on the vacuum cleaner, initially.
Xavier Rudd -
Of course, no one wants to ban the vote. Voting should remain available for sporting and recreational purposes. But certain types of votes clearly should be curtailed - 'assault votes,' for example, in which the only purpose of the vote is to harm others.
P. J. O'Rourke
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Any athlete has massive reserves in their body and their emotional landscape.
Edoardo Ponti -
Where I live, nobody who's fourteen is having sex and doing major drugs. And I think if you see it in the movies, you may be influenced by it. I think it's so important to preserve your innocence.
Natalie Portman -
Oh yah, I'm definitely an old rocker.
Rachel Weisz -
Further, there are things of which the mind understands one part, but remains ignorant of the other; and when man is able to comprehend certain things, it does not follow that he must be able to comprehend everything.
Maimonides -
Nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities of a marvelous tale.
Nathaniel Hawthorne -
I like what Oliver Lakes does on the saxophone. The saxophone comes pretty close to the sound of the human voice and when Oliver plays with other sax players, it's like a dialogue.
Yusef Komunyakaa
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Like this cup, you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you wisdom unless you first empty your cup?
Nyogen Senzaki -
What was interesting about grunge was that it was this death sentence to the rock that had preceded it, which was hair metal.
Mike D The Beastie Boys -
Whenever I do something, it is rooted in the Indian opportunity.
Vijay Mallya -
He is Mr Piano Man, I am Miss Piano Man.
Elton John -
If death weren't around to 'finalize' the Darwinian process, we'd all still be amoebas.
P. J. O'Rourke