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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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 like power and I like to use it.
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I don't consider this hard work. I love it, and I think I get to make a difference. I really believe in Secretary Clinton, and I want to feel like I'm part of making a difference; I really do.
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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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I always point people to the article '1,000 True Fans' by Kevin Kelly. If you choose your thousand ideal customers or readers properly and find the single author blog that targets that audience, you never have to do any more marketing. You're done. That is a lesson that very few product developers and marketers have learned, and it's unfortunate.
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Wood burns faster when you have to cut and chop it yourself.
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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.
