P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
A firm, hearty handshake gives a good first impression, and you'll never be forgiven if you don't live up to it.
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If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
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Fashion and interior design are one and the same.
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I was fortunate enough to get an author-backed role in Aamir Khan starrer 'Talash.'
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Most big popcorn movies are 'bad guy does something to good guy, good guy gets revenge on bad guy, sets the world right, and moves on.' And 'Ender's Game' is just not that simple, so it's an exciting challenge. It's a little terrifying, and let's see how audiences respond.
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I've done some music for films and I really enjoy doing it.
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World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.
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I have a lot of friends and fans in Canada and as a matter of fact I met a fan from there that came down to my office. It was nice and we took pictures and had a nice talk.
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I remember fear and I remember the potential of nuclear war.
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I don't laugh out loud at comics a lot.
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It seems that this situation is not restricted to science but is more generally human.
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So somebody told me that if I wasn't a coffee drinker yet, by the end of college I'd have to be, because a math major is so tough I would have to stay up very late. I was going to need coffee to do that. Well, merely because they said that, I never drank coffee in college, never got addicted to it, never needed it.
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Maybe if I'd had more direct contact with death, I wouldn't find it so fascinating and I wouldn't write about it so much.
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In the tight belly of the dead, Burrow with hungry head, And inlay maggots like a jewel.
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Spain used to be very individualistic in its sporting activities. Now we are showing we are pretty good in teams - that is an improvement.
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We need to become good citizens in the global village, instead of competing. What are we competing for - to drive more cars, eat more steaks? That will destroy the world.
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I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other.
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Biochemistry is the science of life. All our life processes - walking, talking, moving, feeding - are essentially chemical reactions. So biochemistry is actually the chemistry of life, and it's supremely interesting.
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The Irish job was something that had to be sorted out.
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The only thing that my fans expect out of me is for it to be natural and not forced. They know me really well, and the moment I start to force something and pretend to be something I'm not, they're gonna pick up on it. They'll literally call me out on Twitter, like, 'Charlie, this is not you.'
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Look, very clearly there are things that need to be done urgently in relation to climate change, and of those the most obvious is to have an enforceable and equitable arrangement delivering deep cuts in emissions into the middle of the century.
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To a wise man, the whole earth is open; for the native land of a good soul is the whole earth.
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Whatever is your present experience, you can recognize the spaciousness that allows it to be. You are this spaciousness, this awareness, this love. Deeper love and more spacious awareness is the best lesson you can get from any experience.
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Principle #1: Avoid dangerous people and dangerous places.Principle #2: Do not defend your property.Principle #3: Respond immediately and escape.
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A firm, hearty handshake gives a good first impression, and you'll never be forgiven if you don't live up to it.
