P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
In a free country, government is a dull and onerous responsibility. It is a parent-teacher conference.
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'Metals' has partly been about me regaining my self respect and I feel like I'm growing the muscles I want to grow again.
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I'm just saying if you want to reach large audiences, then rely on professionals, meaning people who are in the industry and are trained for it, rather than just idiot savants.
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I don't think anybody thinks they're bad, just in life, in general.
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I discovered television is a great way to deal with the chaos of new motherhood. I would put the babies to bed and get lost in a trashy reality show.
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These activists who support immigrants inadvertently become part of this international human-smuggling network.
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Well, I - you know, the scripture says that God works by faith. And you have to have faith. You have to have trust in God so that God can work.
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I've been able to work with great directors in Israel.
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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'm a fan of Bjork, a fan of Premier, you know, those are the first two names that come to my mind. You know, I've learned a lot from every person I've collaborated with, from Madlib to Jean Grae and Hi-Tek, to Mos to DJ Quik, to even somebody like Jermaine Dupri. I've taken something important away from every experience.
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In recent years, I've been writing because I'm fortunate enough to work in the world of food television, to travel and taste and learn about cooking from the best chefs in the business.
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Let's say I was a plumber, or I worked at a factory, I would download music, you feel what I'm saying?
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The really courageous and bold thing is to make movies about human behaviour.
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One puts off the biography like you put off death. To write an autobiography is to etch the words on your own gravestone.
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Nothing makes us love a person as much as praying for him.
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Getting a great idea with song writing is a lot like love. You don't know why this one is different, but it is. You don't know why this one is better, but it is. It sticks in your head, and you can't stop thinking about it.
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The biggest part of my job now is to quickly develop successors, and around the world I am working to develop new business leaders in the company.
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I've just finished reading 'The Second Plane,' and I think it's some of the best non-fiction I've ever read.
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Broader social concerns within Muslim communities, such as discrimination, integration or socio-economic disadvantages, should be treated distinctively and not as part of counterterrorism agenda, which has been counter-productive.
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I longed for literary celebrity even as I saw with my own eyes how little happiness it brought.
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We always imagine that there's got to be somewhere else better than where we are right now; this is the Great Somewhere Else we all carry around in our heads. We believe Somewhere Else is out there for us if only we could find it. But there's no Somewhere Else. Everything is right here...Make this your paradise or make this your hell. The choice is entirely yours. Really.
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South Dakota is a great state because of its values, not because of dependence on government.
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We waste an awful lot of energy as a Nation through inefficient use of energy.
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In a free country, government is a dull and onerous responsibility. It is a parent-teacher conference.
