P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
It's much better to have your arguments dismissed because you might be joking than to have your arguments dismissed because you're not telling the truth.
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I want 'The Lady' magazine to be restored to its traditional place in the pantheon of weekly magazines.
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I don't really feel like I have to have a debate with my husband over issues.
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I'm easily entertained.
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I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.
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Bipolar disorder, manic depression, depression, black dog, whatever you want to call it, is inherent in our society. It's a product of stress and in my case over-work.
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I work legs, upper body, everything. Legs are very important. I do hang cleans and squats - I do primary exercises. Squats work over 60 percent of your muscle mass in your body. The hang cleans work on my explosive movement, which is essential for success.
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I actually think that the economy has got some positives. It's got the market. It's got consumer confidence and it's got banks throwing - I mean central bankers throwing money at it around the world.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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I don't believe I could work as effectively at what I do without the support of my wife.
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It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well.
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Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation.
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I think Karl Rove saw that in George W. Bush early on and understood the impact that he could have on Texas politics and probably on national politics.
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If there's a cat, I obliterate it by putting polka dot stickers on it. I obliterate a horse by putting polka dot stickers on it. And I obliterated myself by putting the same polka dot stickers on myself.
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We who follow the Honorable Elijah Muhammad feel that when you try and pass integration laws here in America, forcing white people to pretend that they are accepting black people, what you are doing is making white people act in a hypocritical way.
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Because my business life is so busy, my home is really my sanctuary. That is where I reflect and spend quality time with my girls.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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I love going to my supermarket. Sounds so rock 'n' roll, eh?
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I always find Victoria's Secret models a bit weird.
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Once I dive in, I dive in all the way.
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Nothing in life is promised except death.
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That love at first sight should happen to me, was Life's most delicious revenge on a self-opinionated fool.
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If you feel yourself to be above the mass, speak so as to raise the mass to the height of your argument.
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The tragedy of all of this is that it happened to me and it shouldn't have happened. It ruined my life and my career. That's the tragedy of this.
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It's much better to have your arguments dismissed because you might be joking than to have your arguments dismissed because you're not telling the truth.
