P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
We are a nation that worships speed and power. And for good reason. Without power we would still be part of England and everybody would be out of work... Bicycles are too slow and impuissant for a nation like ours. They belong in Czechoslovakia.
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I'm from a very close-knit family, and there was something very... I guess you could say normal, about it, and I so appreciate that. We all ate dinner together every single night, and my mom stayed at home with us. I owe a lot to my parents.
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I was really lucky to work at CBS news. I was blessed to be able to live my dream in many ways at CBS news.
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Tyrants seldom want pretexts.
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The United States is a low-trade - low-tariff country.
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The moment you give up your principles, and your values, you are dead, your culture is dead, your civilization is dead. Period.
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A small pay discrepancy between men's and women's salaries for the same job may seem inconsequential. But over the years, salary discrimination adds up to a significantly smaller pension.
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I should like to know if, taking this old Declaration of Independence, which declares that all men are equal upon principle, you begin making exceptions to it, where will you stop? If one man says it does not mean a Negro, why not another say it does not mean some other man?
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At times, training at home is a distraction, so training in Big Bear was a really good change.
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I am fairly classless because it is very difficult to class someone who comes from a mixed marriage.
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It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't have an open mind about.
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The way to a man's heart is through his chest.
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When you're young and you're in love and it doesn't work out - it hurts.
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I was lucky I always got along with girls. It was never like a big deal. I had a lot of girls that I was friends with that I wasn't sexual with. I think having two older sisters made me comfortable like that. I just like people, so I can just go up and say whatever.
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The joy of winning is not as dramatic as the losses were, because I expected us to win.
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My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.
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Find your own style. Don't spend your savings trying to be someone else. You're not more important, smarter, or prettier because you wear a designer dress.
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I don't think limits.
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Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.
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Everyone thinks they can write a play; you just write down what happened to you. But the art of it is drawing from all the moments of your life.
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As a soldier, I survived World War I when most of my comrades did not.
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Time engraves our faces with all the tears we have not shed.
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Hardship makes the world obscure.
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That's the lesson of the dogs, that it's important to both live in the moment and then go on to the next wonderful thing.
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We are a nation that worships speed and power. And for good reason. Without power we would still be part of England and everybody would be out of work... Bicycles are too slow and impuissant for a nation like ours. They belong in Czechoslovakia.
