P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs.
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Wearing nice lingerie makes me feel really glamorous. I love to splurge on that.
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Lobbying is a legitimate profession... Many congressional spouses act as lobbyists.
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I am a very reclusive, private person.
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When I was in high school, I was really into string theory and superstring theory and read 'Scientific American.' It's fascinating.
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I'm not the type of person that is forced.
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Usually, English personalities are difficult; they don't take criticism easily.
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I think it would be bizarre to pick somebody to speak at the convention based on their sexual preference, because once you go down that road, why don't you pick a transvestite?
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Everybody talks. Anthony Pettis talked before the fight. Donald Cerrone talked before the fight. See what happened?
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Ranger fans, they're expecting you to win, so you really want to show up every day.
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I've achieved more than some people do in a lifetime, but it doesn't mean I've done it all.
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Live your days on the positive side of life, in tune with your most treasured values. And in each moment you'll have much to live for.
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Once we understand just how to control genes, we have the potential for spinal cord regeneration, bone regeneration, and so on. It might also give us plumper chickens.
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I don't normally vote. I'm lazy and I never bought into the 'Every vote counts.'
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The person who takes the oath of office in the next four months will shape not just the next four years, but the next forty years of our nation. In these next four years, we need proven leadership, proven judgment and proven values. America needs four more years of President Barack Obama.
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There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.
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When we write about Auschwitz, we must know that Auschwitz, in a certain sense at least, suspended literature. One can only write a black novel about Auschwitz or - you should excuse the expression - a cheap serial, which begins in Auschwitz and is still not over.
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Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
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I'm an entrepreneur. I'm married to an entrepreneur. So I haven't just sipped the entrepreneurship cool-aid, I bleed this stuff.
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I'm more obsessed with the idea of vacation than any one particular vacation spot. I love to explore new places and cultures.
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I love entertaining people, I love playing music, and I love rocking like an animal. But at a certain point, you're playing gig after gig after gig, in town after town after town, and you're lying down, staring at another hotel-room ceiling, and it's like, 'I want to be home. I'm a dad. I've got kids.'
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The first time I walked on a stage I knew that was what I was created to do. I knew that there was a calling and a sense of purpose in my life that gave me fulfillment and a sense of destiny.
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Alan Cranston understood power not as a reflection of status but as a tool with a purpose.
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Perhaps the soundest advice for parents is: Lighten up. People have been raising children for approximately as long as there have been people.
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Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs.
