P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
If we were to inspect ourselves or members of our family and our friends, we would see that we don't really have to go all the way overseas to be mystified - we can be mystified right at home.
Quotes to Explore
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A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts.
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I've been in more laps than a napkin.
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Working with people from all walks of life, from full-time moms to CEOs at large companies, I've distilled many universal truths about success. There's a secret I've learned that works quite well at helping you to achieve what you want: Decide what you want.
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In this era in which we live, the old-fashioned virtues grow increasingly unpopular.
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Do I enjoy features? Yeah, I really do. Would I like to do some more features before I head to the barn? Yeah, probably. But I also love television. I love doing television because it's fast, and that I like a lot.
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I've dealt with a lot of couples over the years, and most cite the battle for closet and bathroom space as one of the most frequent causes of marital discord.
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Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.
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When I'm writing the first draft, I'm writing in a very slovenly way: anything to get the outline of the story on paper.
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I don't believe love goes away just because you're buried in a casket.
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Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with you.
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The best way to hold a man is in your arms.
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I play the father in the scene when Will and Tommy go back to Tommy's old apartment. It was a big mistake. I hope not to be in the next movie I direct.
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I shall always be a priest of love.
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Some people think they should go to Heaven but not have to die to get there. Sorry, but that's simply not how it works.
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The thing is, it really did take us too long to get these recordings done. We've had our rough times in the studio in the past, but after four weeks most of the material would have been recorded. This time it seemed like it just goes on and on.
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I've completely fallen in love with the U.K., and I'd love to spend a couple of months a year there.
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It's a perfectly valid position to not like Shakespeare.
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I'm from the school of, 'if you want more, you have to require more from yourself.'
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Initially, it was the unpractical in fashion that brought me to design my own line. I felt that it was much more attractive to cut clothes with respect for the living, three-dimensional body rather than to cover the body with decorative ideas.
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I am a family man, and I have to find my priorities. During the season, it is to race. During the off-season, it is to spend time with my family.
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Equipped with cell phones, beepers, and handheld computers, the 'conspicuously industrious' blur the line between home and office by working anytime, anywhere.
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Mike Judge, who I've become friends with over the years never took himself seriously as an artist.
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Being a white southern African who saw the transition from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe, the sense of being an outsider was absolutely instilled in my limbic system.
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If we were to inspect ourselves or members of our family and our friends, we would see that we don't really have to go all the way overseas to be mystified - we can be mystified right at home.
