P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
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I think women are really self-analytical in a way that men aren't.
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Jewish existence in the Land of Israel depends only on the Jews, and on what the Jews think of themselves.
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After the success of my first album and the success of 'Flow Joe' kind of faded, I was struggling to make some money and make ends meet.
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I don't mind being interviewed on television or radio.
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I want to do roles that take women a step farther. I don't want to be slotted into anything. But if I get a brilliant role which requires me to be a mother, then I will do it. But I want people to see that a woman could be anything at whatever age, even if she is married or has two kids.
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We must become acquainted with our emotional household: we must see our feelings as they actually are, not as we assume they are. This breaks their hypnotic and damaging hold on us.
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There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.
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I'm totally a geek.
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To try to fix the future is a manifest absurdity.
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My recollection of a hundred lovely lakes has given me blessed release from care and worry and the troubled thinking of our modern day. It has been a return to the primitive and the peaceful.
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Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it.
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We've always made progress by understanding what the next great challenge is.
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I've pretty much behaved like a knucklehead my entire life.
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I'm showing the younger generation your career doesn't have to be over when you're 16-years-old.
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Usually, historical revelations come from days of legwork, ploughing through piles of letters and papers in archives or even private homes, looking for the telling phrase or letter that someone else has missed.
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I lead a normal life and I don't assume there is anything I can impart to people. The only reason to write a book would be to make money, and I don't want to do that. To write a book would be going against how I've lived.
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Clinton has played a major role in giving companies like Cipla credibility, for which I will always be grateful.
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All good performance pieces have some philosophical validity. That's the difference between mere theater and performance art.
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I'd like to do a pop album with an R and B influence. I definitely want to have those big ballads with the uptempo hits as well.
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I'd been visiting Mount Airy every year for Mayberry Days. Twice when I was doing personal appearances, one in Alabama and once for Mayberry Days, my house in Los Angeles was robbed. I decided I didn't want to live there anymore, so I moved to Mount Airy, and I am so glad I did!
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Anyone wishing to communicate with Americans should do so by e-mail, which has been specially invented for the purpose, involving neither physical proximity nor speech.
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I just want to thank everyone who made this day necessary.
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I'm pretty outspoken.
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The bar is set pretty low if you want to be a hip, accessible conservative.
