P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
Because of their cuisine, Germans don't consider farting rude. They'd certainly be out of luck if they did.
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I've always felt a bit hard done by in England – you know, I've won the Bisto three times in Ireland, but it has felt like nobody has even heard of me in my home country.
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Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.
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Through the ages, from the beginning of time, I'm certain man has covered woman's face with masks. They are, however, his masks, not hers.
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Every change in a team can turn into an opportunity for players to show themselves.
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Explosions are not comfortable.
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I travel regularly and have learnt to be very methodical as far as packing is concerned. For example, I always check the weather in advance of where I'm going to ensure that I've packed the right clothes.
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The falsification of scientific data or analysis is always a serious matter.
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Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
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When a loved one passes, there are mixed emotions, and a thirst to live one's own life more deeply can certainly be among them.
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It's an odd mix, the life of a playwright.
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The pleasure from acting comes from having great writing to work with. If it's well written and the character is interesting, then, as an actor, that's the raw material I need.
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Commercials on television are similar to sex and taxes; the more talk there is about them, the less likely they are to be curbed.
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One never knows whether people have principles on principle or whether for their own personal satisfaction.
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I don't consciously use my own life or experience at all.
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That is a big danger, losing your inspiration. When I work in film and television I try to do each take a little differently. I never want to do the same thing twice, because then you're not being spontaneous, you're just recreating something.
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I don't know about hiding away, but I really only like to present myself when I'm working on something - it's more my work I like to present to the world rather than myself.
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I am frequently attacked.
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I am always watching old films and trying to fill gaps in my knowledge.
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The thing about acting is you don't want to let on how enjoyable it is or then everybody would want to become an actress. But it really is. It's a pleasure to go and exchange your identity.
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We can't have an intelligent foreign policy unless we have an intelligent public, because we're a democracy.
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If you've been around as long as I have, watching the literary scene, then you know that who's in and who's out changes by the year. It's really a very fluid situation that requires that the person who is having the good luck now isn't having it a year or two from now.
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You ought not to be rude to an eagle, when you are only the size of a hobbit, and are up in hid eyrie at night!
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The alleviation of the condition of insanity has also been accomplished now…
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Because of their cuisine, Germans don't consider farting rude. They'd certainly be out of luck if they did.
