P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
It's better to make fun of yourself because you've always got someone around to make fun of, and they can't sue you.
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Fashion and music have always played off each other and certainly do for me; I love both so much. But there are definitely those moments when you're playing the right song at the right time in the right place, and it feels like the best job in the world.
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For his own vindictive purposes, Jeffrey Sterling carelessly disclosed extremely valuable, highly classified information that he had taken an oath to keep secret.
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To steal a term from one of my Twitter followers, 'Deathlok' is the 'anti-villain.' He's on the side of the bad guys, but he obviously doesn't want to be there.
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I don't regret doing any of my films. All of them have been great learning experiences, and they have contributed to making me what I am today.
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I could not write about 'ordinary people' because I am not in the least interested in them.
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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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You're creating new things in movies and people are going to steal them.
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Grow we must, if we outgrow all that loves us.
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There are lots of emotions that go with the Fourth of July.
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There is no finer sonic-producing weapon for a guitar slayer than a hand crafter Gibson masterpiece.
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We don't expect every operator to be Christian, but we tell them we do expect them to operate on Christian principles.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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I'm very physical. I love to work out; I'm very athletic. It's a great therapy, not only for my body, but for my mind.
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I don't mind if somebody comes up to me and shakes my hand, but if I'm in the middle of a restaurant and somebody asks me for a picture, I can be a jerk and say no, or I can say yes and draw more attention to myself, which is exactly the opposite of what I want.
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Unlike fashion, art isn't applied. It doesn't have to serve anybody. It doesn't have to be there for any other reason than to give an impression of what the world is about.
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I think Ingmar Bergman, Francoise Truffaut - all these people created images in my mind, beautiful pictures, I loved what was known at that time as the foreign film.
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Genius always finds itself a century too early.
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Most people don't realize that when we violate the natural order of things when we pollute the air, when we pollute the water, we are destroying mother nature and that's a violent act. If we don't first and foremost come to some peaceful terms, none of us are going to be able to survive.
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Clearly, the court today has ignored the constitutional right and responsibility of Congress to pass laws protecting citizens from dangerous and addictive narcotics...
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I absolutely adore baking with my nieces and nephews. It's super fun, and I love baking by myself, so what I like to do is have a cabinet for my baking essentials.
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Only, as long as we're going insane we may as well go the whole way. A mere shred of sanity is of no value.
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It's better to make fun of yourself because you've always got someone around to make fun of, and they can't sue you.
