P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
Imagine a weight-loss program at the end of which, instead of better health, good looks, and hot romantic prospects, you die. Somalia had become just this kind of spa.
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If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
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I haven't written my memoirs or let the television movie be made about my life.
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The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.
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There are a lot of films that are drug dramas, and we didn't want to tell Scarface again.
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I learn something not because I have to, but because I really want to. That's the same view I have for performing. I'm performing because I really want to, not because I have to bring bread back home.
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On paper I would be a rather bold individual in our culture.
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Tar sands oil is the dirtiest fuel on Earth. Because producing it consumes so much energy, a gallon of tar sands crude generates 17 percent more carbon pollution than conventional crude oil.
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One of the saddest things about publishing is how quickly it ages what it touches. The frenzy involved in getting books on shelves, and in putting the word out that they're there, moves at a speed that is not the speed of writing, let alone of reading.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other.
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Self-esteem is made up primarily of two things: feeling lovable and feeling capable.
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Do I think Vince McMahon was looking at my matches in Japan going, 'We need him?' No. He wasn't. He's too busy. There's no way. But somebody may have been looking and going, 'All right, I like this guy. Let's give him a shot.'
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Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud.
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Ladies, I'll let you in on a lil secret: guys don't notice your nails.
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Our sport probably has the best history and tradition of being engaged in international competition.
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When I was 18, I left Dublin and moved to Paris. I didn't speak French. I didn't know anyone. I felt like a fish out of water.
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There's a certain level of pageantry with 'Idol,' and in order to work the show, you kind of have to feed into it.
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We've got to change the way we do things.
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I've had so many things, good and bad, said about me. I'm way beyond worrying about what people say.
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Perhaps future space probes will be plastered in commercial logos, just as Formula One cars are now. Perhaps Robot Wars in space will be a lucrative spectator sport. If humans venture back to the moon, and even beyond, they may carry commercial insignia rather than national flags.
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I had this dream in my head of, if I got hired by 'SNL, what that moment would be like. And I dreamed that I would, like, collapse on the sidewalk and cry to the heavens. I got this call, and it didn't happen naturally. But I did it anyway because I wanted to have that moment. So I did collapse.
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You have to be either naive or power-hungry to get into politics. I wouldn't consider it myself. I am too well-informed.
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Imagine a weight-loss program at the end of which, instead of better health, good looks, and hot romantic prospects, you die. Somalia had become just this kind of spa.
