P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

I think the Baby Boom has enjoyed itself, maybe sometimes a little too much, and we're continuing to enjoy ourselves, maybe a little too much.

P. J. O'Rourke

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• I generally make a sort of playlist for my iPod for whatever project I'm doing.

  

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• But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts.

  

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• It makes no difference who or what you are, old or young, black or white, pagan, Jew, or Christian, I want to love you all and be loved by you all, and I mean to have your love.

  

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• I have visited people whose health has been endangered by tar sands oil. I have watched neighbors struggle to recover from Superstorm Sandy. I have seen solar panels and wind turbines become an increasingly familiar part of the landscape.

  

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• I can relax in L.A. I think I'm the only person in that town who doesn't want to act. I was an OK singer. I was an OK dancer. But acting? Never could do it.

  

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• Well, put it like this, if you're not a kid, you're a wizard.

  

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• I can't wait to get my face lifted but my husband says, 'No, don't do it.' I think if it makes you feel better, go for it, but it would be nice if it looked good. There are a lot of people out there who are disasters and you think, 'Why did you do that?'

  

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• The more you learn what to do with yourself, and the more you do for others, the more you will learn to enjoy the abundant life.

  

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• My own personal, moral, spiritual, religious, etc. beliefs don't oppose same-gender marriage.

  

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• He loved his country as no other man has loved her; but no man deserved less at her hands.

  

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• I think the Baby Boom has enjoyed itself, maybe sometimes a little too much, and we're continuing to enjoy ourselves, maybe a little too much.

  

  P. J. O'Rourke
  • Sometimes
  • Baby
  • Enjoy