P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
We like to pile language on language. Hunter [ S. Thompson] was an influence on me, no doubt about it.
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Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
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I do not have the angst and the anxiety of my youth. I've gotten to a place where I'm very comfortable with who I am.
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Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.
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The freedom that money gives you makes you... well, I wouldn't say happy, but I'd say it gives you diversity.
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We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot.
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The regret of my life is that I have not said 'I love you' often enough.
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I've always been an actor, a lowly actor without power, so I've never been corrupted. I've never even directed.
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I really loved living in the White House, but I don't miss it at all.
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Bombino's a super modest guy, very nice. His whole crew is a bunch of characters and he's definitely the Grand Poobah. I don't think the other guys are that much younger than him, but he definitely feels like the wise man; you just sort of get that sense when you're around him. He doesn't say that much but he's humble and well-respected.
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Our critics would love nothing more for us to go away and just be quiet. And we won't give them that satisfaction. We have young children that, one day, when they understand more of what's happened and what's transpired, we wanna be able to say to them, you know, we did our best. And we told the truth.
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Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.
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No such thing as a man willing to be honest - that would be like a blind man willing to see.
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The challenge of a cathedral is very good for architectural inventiveness.
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Really it was the first time in my life that I recognised that acting is, I'm just going to say it, I am an artist, I have to do this, I have to do this.
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We look to our leaders once we elect them to either lead us in the right direction or at least not crush us.
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When you speak a foreign language, you become someone else. If you aren't used to speaking a language, and you start speaking it again, for the first few sentences you'll find yourself in very strange shape, because you're still the person who was speaking the first language. But if you keep speaking that language, you will become the person who corresponds to it.
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Mi amor se nutre de tu amor, amada
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We like to pile language on language. Hunter [ S. Thompson] was an influence on me, no doubt about it.
