P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
-
So must the writer, whose productions should Take with the vulgar, be of vulgar mould.
-
This process is alchemy: its founder is the smith Vulcan.
-
Marriage has made me safer.
-
Of course a woman who decides to work full time as a mother in the home can be happy and deserves full respect from us. Motherhood is one of the most challenging and creative jobs anyone can do. The goal is to remake the world so that our choices are not so stark.
-
As an actor, you read so many scripts and parts written for Asian-specific characters, and you see a lot of stereotypes and a lot of one-note characters, especially in comedy.
-
I'm ambidextrous when I eat. But playing tennis right-handed - I can't do it. I'm clueless.
-
By the time a person has achieved years adequate for choosing a direction, the die is cast and the moment has long since passed which determined the future.
-
Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.
-
I'm not the girl for super high fashion because I don't have the right body. When I want to get dressed up, I'm a Roberto Cavalli girl.
-
There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad.
-
Change is inevitable, and you can't stop that change. You say, 'Wait, stop,' and it just drives right over you.
-
I married him because he told me it was the only way he could protect me. If we were just manager and client, my family could do whatever they wanted to get me back, but if I was his wife, they couldn't.
-
The words of truth are always paradoxical.
-
With about a dozen assorted ongoing conflicts in the news every day, and with the stories becoming more horrific, the level of sadness becomes unbearable. And what becomes of our planet when that sadness becomes apathy? Because we feel helpless. And we turn our heads and turn the page.
-
If I could start with anybody, I would initially draft Tom Brady. Then I would go get Ray Lewis, and then maybe an offensive lineman, or somebody like Adrian Peterson.
-
When I got '227' and broke out from the rest of the cast, I became a workaholic, and I was very lonely.
-
I knew that the artists that I loved the most had something about them that was very unfiltered and very rough.
-
To back away from fear is the worst thing you can do. Fear shows.
-
Drop all negative thoughts from the mind. Do not dwell on adversity but think plenty into everything, for there is power in the word. Meditate on the things you are doing as being already done - complete and perfect.
-
I was a common man, and I will always remain a common man. No amount of stardom will ever consume my soul. Money comes, money goes. Fame comes, fame goes. I believe every human being is a celebrity in their own right.
-
So you cannot, as a Christian, walk away from Africa.
-
Art is magic... But how is it magic? In its metaphysical development? Or does some final transformation culminate in a magic reality? In truth, the latter is impossible without the former. If creation is not magic, the outcome cannot be magic.
-
Man developed in Africa. He has not continued to do so there.
