P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
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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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Let's make math fun and sexy and glamorous. Smart is sexy, that's one of my main messages.
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It is my nature to strive to do my best. This does tend to take a toll on you.
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When people show you who they are ... believe them!
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The worst that a man can do to himself is to do injustice to others.
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There's a place for him, but he's the final determinant as to whether he achieves that or not. He needs to capture the imagination of a universe hungry for decent thought and passion. All he has to do is be truthful and have a vision for what to do and stop playing a goddamn game of politics. If he does that, he'll get everything he needs.
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Negative emotions like hatred destroy our peace of mind.
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The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
