P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
I had a confused early hippie phase, which was like a cafeteria tray of sloppy, semi-Marxist thoughts, absorbed second-hand.
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I simply can't do one-word message replies: Yes. Ok. No. Sure. Cool. None of these are options for me. I must write something extra. Something personal. I put kisses and emoticons. Emoticons, by the way, are my very best friends. They have removed all the pressure of thinking up something personal to say.
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I've always been an independent person, but that independence was in the setting of security.
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The working environment in L.A. is really refreshing, really good. Because in Malaysia, it's a small country - you end up working with the same people that you like and that you know.
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Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.
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Michael Jordan changed so much in basketball, he took his power to make a difference. It's so much going on in music right now and somebody has to make a difference.
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Stars arrive on their own timetable.
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After 'Lindbergh,' my publisher asked whom I wanted to write about next. I said, 'There's one idea I've been carrying in my hip pocket for 35 years. It's Woodrow Wilson.'
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I've programmed myself musically to come up with love-feeling tracks that are romantic, sexy, but classy, all in one. And that's the challenge. Once I create that music, then the lyrical content starts to come - you know, the stories and things like that.
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It's very scary to turn things down, but a project has to really mean something to me. I'm not interested in making a lot of money.
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To me hair dressing means shape. It's very important that the foundations should be right.
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Keep your energy levels high by adding bananas and egg whites to your diet.
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When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?
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When I was a child, I used to paint intently. The older I become, and the closer death approaches, the brighter my life gets day by day.
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People walk differently in high heels. Your body sways to a different kind of tempo.
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Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.
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The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.
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My mother is the reason I'm in fashion. She worshiped it. Unfortunately, she infected me.
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Bad ballplayers make good managers.
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I've always supported new music from classic bands, especially if it's good.
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However, if I am confirmed to this position my first priority will be to maintain continuity with the policies and policy strategies established during the Greenspan years.
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When people ask me what's my field? I say, on one hand, a fractalist. Perhaps the only one, the only full-time one.
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I guess I've got a smart wife.
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It's nice to see a movie where people are actually succeeding.
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I had a confused early hippie phase, which was like a cafeteria tray of sloppy, semi-Marxist thoughts, absorbed second-hand.
