P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
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Sometimes I think people get into trouble because they can't say what they want to.
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This is a strange game.
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If monarchy is corrupting - and it is - wait till you see what overt empire does to us.
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People sometimes recognize me here, but they are very nice.
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When I read, I take notes and underline things. So reading is a vigorous process for me, but I read in bed. My poor husband is trying to go to sleep, and I'm reaching over him to get the Post-it notes.
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I wanted to be a Teacher with a big T: teach the whole planet. It led me into writing and speaking to large groups.
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People always comment about my clothes. They don't think a fashionable woman can love food and be knowledgeable and actually cook.
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One cannot plan for the unexpected.
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I took religion much too seriously, however, and its overall effect was depressing. I would have really liked to discard it, but somehow I couldn't.
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For faithful Catholics, communion is not just a nice ritual: It is the body and blood of Jesus Christ, and the ultimate sign of our willingness to be incorporated into the church.
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I don't want to set the world up for surprises.
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Before 2000, we were unable to design a single car; all the cars were designed in Japan, Europe or somewhere else. We were just converting.
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Death ends a life, not a relationship.
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There must be something beyond slaughter and barbarism to support the existence of mankind and we must all help search for it.
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I was truly honored to work with legendary DJ and producer DJ Premier. I still can't believe I have a track with Premier; it really is one of the best songs I've written in a long time.
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I felt so free in space, flying around and unrestrained by any social relationships, but my life since has changed a lot. Now I am extra-careful about what I say and do because everyone recognises me.
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Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It's not hard. Character is doing what's right when nobody's looking.
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Artists make our lives livable and enjoyable.
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It is not, however, the unfamiliarity or strangeness of a work or of a composer's manner that is a bar to understanding, but rather the disappearance of the familiar, the ongoing disappointment of the expectations and hopes fostered by the musical tradition in which we have grown up.
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I always wanted to perform in some capacity since I was a kid - I was a ballerina, then a singer before acting.
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A lot of people who are born here don't appreciate the freedoms we have, the opportunities we have, because they've never had it any other way.
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Elegance is not an ornament worthy of man.
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Demolishing pretensions, especially worthy ones, is a hallmark of the baby boom.
