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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It was intended as an earthly reflection of paradise not just for Mumtaz Mahal, but also for the visitors who would visit it over the years. In fact the larger Taj complex with its forecourt of the Jilaukhana complex and the surrounding bazar and caravanserai zone were meant to accommodate travelers.
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The first job of a storyteller is to make the reader feel the story, to get the reader to live in the skin of the character.
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I consider myself fortunate to have grown up in Brooklyn. It's what gave me my drive to succeed, the upward mobility I've been after my whole life.
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People say I'm going to be the next Oprah. But I say no, because Oprah is still Oprah. I'll be the next me. I feel like there's always a lane for me as long as I'm true to myself.
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It was the voice of mad seas, roaring immense,/ That shattered your infant breast, too soft, too human.
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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.