P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
I like making things. I have a wood shop at home. I am a terrible carpenter but I love doing it.
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Well, you know, in this crazy world of entertainment, I would say if you have a dream, you have to pursue it.
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The cadence of life is slower in North Korea.
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When I was about four, people used to walk up to my mom and say I should be in commercials.
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Virtually everything that gets printed about me is wrong anyway, so it doesn't really matter what you say.
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There are things I take sides about, like capital punishment, which it seems to me there is only one side about: it is evil. But there are two or three sides to sexual harassment, and the moment you get into particular cases, there is injustice in every conceivable direction. It's a mess.
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My mother wrote a couple of romances when I was a kid, and I always saw books in our bookshelf with 'Schroeder' on the spine.
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You get tough when you grow up unloved. People described me as a boyish girl - rather shy, but I didn't show it. I had an attitude. I was rather wild. I lied a lot because I knew the alternative was to be punished. As I got older I realised I didn't have to lie any more and it was a nice feeling. I could be myself.
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You get to a point where it's like you can't really do anything right, and people will pick on you for whatever decisions you make, so I just try and take no notice and get on with my music.
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I make mistakes on a very grand scale.
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Let us have peace.
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Sometimes we do things that are really awful.
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You need someone to see what you've done, to read it and to understand it and to appreciate what's gone into it.
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You do not have to dramatize everything. In fact, you usually can't, not without ending up with a half-million-word novel.
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People are intrigued when they discover you date a footballer - women especially.
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I grew up in New York and have lived here all my life. I think it's the best city in the world and can write about it with gusto and fervor and passion.
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You shouldn't try to manufacture progress.
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We believe in some basic human principles - everyone should have the opportunities not just to survive, but to excel with their God-given talents and abilities. Those are the values that should be reflected in our budgets.
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The antagonism between the poet and the politician has generally been evident in all cultures.
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I think, specifically with the horror genre, you have to make it very believable because it can come across ridiculous.
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A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one.
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You become a good writer just as you become a good carpenter: by planing down your sentences.
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Wood burns faster when you have to cut and chop it yourself.
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A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both.
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I like making things. I have a wood shop at home. I am a terrible carpenter but I love doing it.
