P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
You can't shame or humiliate modern celebrities. What used to be called shame and humiliation is now called publicity. And forget traditional character assassination; if you say a modern celebrity is an adulterer, a pervert and a drug addict, all it means is that you've read his autobiography.
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I want to continue to be me and share with people.
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I have two older brothers. I am the baby. We're all very, very close. We're great communicators, so we get along really well.
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Country music tells stories, and I've always loved to tell stories.
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I was never that famous, but I do think going to college and really getting away from the business and taking a true break is incredibly, incredibly important if you start acting at a young age.
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Those who know me would tell you, 'Moily can't be cowed down.' I have plans to enhance domestic oil and gas production.
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I'm a warrior for the middle class.
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It was a labor of love and they did really well.
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When we were on the farm, we were isolated, not just by geography but by the primitive living conditions: no electricity, no running water and, of course, no computer, no phone.
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I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.
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When someone says something that really hurts me, I have to retweet it to let it go.
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Every artist is supposed to get emotional. You're painting pictures of emotions.
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What the eyes perceive in herbs or stones or trees is not yet a remedy; the eyes see only the dross.
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A key component of social media is 'following' - and no one is there to see what you have to say on Instagram or Twitter if they aren't motivated to follow you.
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Poetry is innocent, not wise. It does not learn from experience, because each poetic experience is unique.
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But a funny thing happened four years later. I was invited to play for an alumni team against the Red Wings.
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Sometimes in this game it's as good to be lucky as it is to be good.
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All my movies are achingly personal.
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I am far more distress-avoidant than I am joy-seeking.
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I refuse to act the way someone expects me to.
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The Earth is beautiful, and bright, and kindly, but that is not all. The Earth is also terrible, and dark, and cruel.
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The cognitive skills prized by the American educational establishment and measured by achievement tests are only part of what is required for success in life. Character skills are equally important determinants of wages, education, health and many other significant aspects of flourishing lives.
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I began wanting to create a detective who really turned the tables on that image of women, to know that you could have a sex life and not be a bad person. You could have a sex life and still solve your own problems. It was eight years from when I started having the fantasy that I was going to create such a detective to when I actually sat down and came up with V. I. Warshawski. It was a long, slow journey to come to a writing voice and do that character.
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It's very hard to find true friends when your life is a bumpy ride full of twists and turns. But, I'm glad that amidst all the ramblings in my life I have managed to win some great friends.
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You can't shame or humiliate modern celebrities. What used to be called shame and humiliation is now called publicity. And forget traditional character assassination; if you say a modern celebrity is an adulterer, a pervert and a drug addict, all it means is that you've read his autobiography.
