P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.
-
I'm very heterosexual, so dating women is something I'm not ashamed of. But my love life is not as exciting as it is reported to be.
-
Never speak to an invalid from behind, nor from the door, nor from any distance from him, nor when he is doing anything. The official politeness of servants in these things is so grateful to invalids, that many prefer, without knowing why, having none but servants about them.
-
I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good. But I made no promises that I would write books a lot of people would like to read.
-
I think it's always best to be who you are.
-
Listen, I'm not a politician. I'm not a news reporter. I make music, and I act.
-
My government has the challenge of addressing the issue of gas. The issue of gas cannot be addressed today without the participation of all Bolivians alike.
-
I've wanted to be an actor for such a long time that I haven't had anything else in my thoughts. I think my family would have quite liked me to be a lawyer.
-
Any form of art is political if you make it that way.
-
Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.
-
But now that I'm a blonde, guys are so blatant about coming on to me.
-
I would be a fool to put my feet down in a position where I can't accommodate metamorphoses.
-
I don't think I can play Mr. Bachchan.
-
A movie is about human beings, about humanity.
-
But I have never wanted to be a singer, because the exterior part of a career, I don't like very much.
-
Dr. Dre, my oldest brother, he paved the way for me and Snoop to get a chance to get into the studio. I asked him to show me how to work the MPC-60... I was about maybe 17, 18, right around there.
-
I love being a part of Aqua Teen.
-
Reservoir Dogs is a small film, and part of its charm was that it was a small film. I'd probably make it for $3 million now so I'd have more breathing room.
-
Today in the era of globalization there is no such issue as borders between states of the same nation.
-
Our plan is that sometime early next year, we will then start to put this on the Cisco overall price list.
-
When you are consciously aware of all that you have to be grateful for, your life is in perfect harmony.
-
An idea is so impersonal; it is yours today and the whole world's tomorrow.
-
There is not a military commander alive today who is genetically predisposed to say that he has enough ISR and assets, and particularly not in the Central Command theater.
-
A 'farm' today means 100,000 chickens in a space the size of a Motel 6 shower stall.
