P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
A deadly sins addendum is long overdue. Life has changed since Pope Gregory the Great scribbled his initial list in the sixth century.
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The deadliest foe to virtue would be complete self-knowledge.
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Any woman who wishes to smash into the world of men isn't very feminine.
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I worry that my daughters are too taken care of.
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If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don't get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money.
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I'm married. I've been with my husband for six years. Now that I know what a healthy relationship is, I find I can write better about the unhealthiness of relationships.
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A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves.
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Among irrational animals the love of the offspring and of the parents for each other is extraordinary because God, who created them, compensated for the deficiency of reason by the superiority of their senses.
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Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer.
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Our entire film fraternity should be proud of 'Baahubali.' These are the kind of films that are not made very often.
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But the Western countries that link their partnership with the poorest countries with respect for democracy also have to consider that they have obligations towards these countries.
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I really was about to pass out during my entire wedding. I just didn't know if I could marry anybody.
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I sometimes look around that studio in the middle of commercials and think, 'Really?'
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I actually think the same things do make most people happy. The differences are extremely small, and around the margins. You like peach ice cream; I like strawberry ice cream. Both of us like ice cream much better than a smack on the head with two-by-four.
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As a child, I was hyper, I was a clown and I was sensitive. Today I'm all of the above, except I've refrained from bouncing off the walls.
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To understand why dictators have a problem with making peace - or at least a genuine peace - the link between the nature of a regime and its external behavior must be understood.
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You never want to have that ticking clock and know that you had all this time and didn't use it.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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I do take this insane pleasure in world-building. I get the world in my head, but I have to make sure everyone else gets it.
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If only it was effortless to understand you because if it wasn't so. . .there wouldn't be any point to be by your side...
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Wait, I got it. We, uh, won the battle and lost the war, or was it the other way around? 'Cause around here, it's hard to tell sometimes.
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One of the great things about young people is that they do question, that they do care deeply about justice, and they they have open minds.
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I don't like to look typical.
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I always had dreams. I knew I wanted to have money to buy things at the flea market. That's worked out well.
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A deadly sins addendum is long overdue. Life has changed since Pope Gregory the Great scribbled his initial list in the sixth century.
