P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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When Occupy Wall Street happened, I took my money out of Citibank. I already had problems with all the banks - Citibank, Bank of America - but I was kind of just too lazy to take my money out until I saw how Citibank responded to Occupy Wall Street.
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I always played to win.
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People get very trapped where they are. When they hear 'fashion' they get intimidated, particularly at the upper end because it's so elitist.
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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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For every person who has ever lived there has come, at last, a spring he will never see. Glory then in the springs that are yours.
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I'll tell you, I never thought I'd ever be going into law, and certainly not the same kind of law as my dad.
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I don't think God cares a whole lot about the outcome. He cares about the people involved, but I don't think he's a big football fan.
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I grew up in the indie world, and that's what I'm used to, but there's something really incredible about having money behind a film and having the time to do as many takes as you want.
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A good football team plays offense and defense. You have to be aggressive and disrupt.
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This is something caregivers have to understand: You have to ask for help. You have to realize that you deserve to ask for help. Because you need to keep on working on your own life.
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Reading galleys on the subway is the closest the publishing industry comes to having a standardized mating call.
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If I present a boring personal life to my readers, it's going to be harder for them to think of my novels as thrilling.
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Teaching kids about health and fitness is important to me. It's about being fit for life.
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I left for Petersburg in August, 1871 and stayed there until 1879.
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Vocally, I have learned to find my strength, and my voice has developed a lot since 'Be Here.' I learned to sing with all of my body.
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I got interested in decathlon because a coach that I had was a big fan of Bruce Jenner, and he just saw the ability in me - but when it came down to it, I knew my best chance at a college scholarship would be in track and field.
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The cartoons which I enjoy have caused some kind of out rage, but they have got people talking about these issues out in the open and in essence that's what its all about.
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Acceptance by government of a dissident press is a measure of the maturity of a nation.
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It is a maxim of wise government to treat people not as they should be but as they actually are.
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It's ludicrous that my friends in California aren't able to legally get married. It's a civil rights issue. In 20 years we're going to look back at tapes of these antigay people saying ridiculous things on the news and it's going to sound as antiquated as the newsreels of horrible racists from the '50s.
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I have met people on the subway who have told me the most profound stories, and I am convinced we all have something to teach each other if we just slow down long enough to hear the message.
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The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
