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.
Quotes to Explore
-
I want to continue to be me and share with people.
-
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.
-
Country music tells stories, and I've always loved to tell stories.
-
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.
-
Those who know me would tell you, 'Moily can't be cowed down.' I have plans to enhance domestic oil and gas production.
-
I'm a warrior for the middle class.
-
It was a labor of love and they did really well.
-
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.
-
I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.
-
When someone says something that really hurts me, I have to retweet it to let it go.
-
Every artist is supposed to get emotional. You're painting pictures of emotions.
-
What the eyes perceive in herbs or stones or trees is not yet a remedy; the eyes see only the dross.
-
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.
-
Poetry is innocent, not wise. It does not learn from experience, because each poetic experience is unique.
-
But a funny thing happened four years later. I was invited to play for an alumni team against the Red Wings.
-
Sometimes in this game it's as good to be lucky as it is to be good.
-
All my movies are achingly personal.
-
I am far more distress-avoidant than I am joy-seeking.
-
Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses and avoids.
-
Just think: people decided one day that a day should be set aside for motherhood and fatherhood. What a great concept that is.
-
One of the things I was taught in law school is that I'd never be able to think the same again - that being a lawyer is something that's part of who I am as an individual now.
-
Because of things like iTunes and streaming and social networking, it's destroyed music. It's destroyed the motivation to go out there and really make the best record possible. It's a shame.
-
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.
