P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
Whereas Rolling Stone, I just never had anything to do with them. I'd stop by the office maybe twice a year.
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I'm a big fan of piano-based rock music like Elton John, Ben Folds, and even Queen.
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Metro never really wanted me for anything. I was always the one who happened to be free when their first choice was not.
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Time is shortening. But every day that I challenge this cancer and survive is a victory for me.
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I usually decide what to wear in the morning, but sometimes, I'll have a favorite coat or sweater or shoes, and I'll wear them everyday for a week!
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I believe that fate is choices - it's not chance.
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The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb.
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Ecuador is a country which defends the right to life.
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There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but he is excelled.
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Any time you get two people in a room who disagree about anything, the time of day, there is a scene to be written. That's what I look for.
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Melville brought to the task a sound knowledge of actual whaling, much curious learning in the literature of the subject, and, above all, an imagination which worked with great power upon the facts of his own experience.
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Sorrel adds a unique grassy sharpness to salads and dressings, but it can be hard to come by.
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The American dream always meant that anybody willing to put in a hard day's work could make a decent living. That's just not true anymore for people without at least some post-high school education.
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Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.
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I wish I were kind of normal. It would be so much more simple.
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I'd have loved to have appeared in 'Absolutely Fabulous' - that's one of my favourite shows.
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I think the thing I'd like to do is just educate the people to some of the travesties they can end.
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I don't putt face-on exclusively, but in the back on my mind I'm haunted by the notion that I'm sure it's the best way to putt.
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I had a career that was very short, but it had a lot of thrills.
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Without Art, we should have no notion of the sacred; without Science, we should always worship false gods.
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There's been very little writing about speech impediments, even though it's this huge psychological barrier.
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My vision of punk rock was these dudes who were spitting on the audience and moshing. That's why I kind of left that scene. Then I see all these people around my same age or between 17 and 25 that were making music themselves in their own town. They weren't just singing, but creating. I see them putting out this music where there are tons of women involved in the scene and involved in the bands.
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I think all kids should have something they feels is theirs.
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Do not forget that small daily actions do or undo character.
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Whereas Rolling Stone, I just never had anything to do with them. I'd stop by the office maybe twice a year.
