P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
In Israel, waves of anger and fear circulate all the time, but so do jokes and gossip and silky evening breezes. So, too, in America.
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What was past was past. I suppose that was the general attitude.
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I kind of found a niche for myself after 'Firefly'. I found something that I enjoyed doing and that I did well, but as far as how I seek out a part, it's always different. It's always something that lights you on fire when you read it. It might be just one scene, it might be one line that defines the character for you.
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My phone blows up all the time. I had to change my number.
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I was thinking about it: so many of my stories are about my family life, not about being related to a lot of famous people. That's my grandma, that's my mama, my daddy, my aunt, my uncle, my stepdaddy. I'd probably tell them even if they weren't well known.
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The success of 'The Shadow of the Wind' made me very happy, but it did not change my perspective or the way I was.
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My work is not so much a direct commentary as it is an open-ended observation of the absurdities around us.
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Losing people is dark, but some things you just have to accept.
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Any organization or any individual that targets civilians and kills them for political agenda is a terrorist organization.
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I know how to read people. When you grow up in a rough environment, you have to have a sixth sense.
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I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.
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I like to keep my private life private.
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Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower.
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Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
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I'll tell you, there is nothing better in life than being a late bloomer. I believe that success can happen at any time and at any age.
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I don't want to paint a picture of total gloom and doom.
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Lipgloss is my calling!
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Contrary to what professional economists will typically tell you, economics is not a science. All economic theories have underlying political and ethical assumptions, which make it impossible to prove them right or wrong in the way we can with theories in physics or chemistry.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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With those people, I'm very far apart, because I believe that government access to communications and stored records is valuable when done under tightly controlled conditions which protect legitimate privacy interests.
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I think that most small amounts of marijuana have been decriminalized in some places, and should be. We really need a re-examination of our entire policy on imprisonment...Our imprisonment policies are counterproductive.
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Courtesy is a waste of time; it weakens you and undermines you.
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Fifty-million-dollar movies gobble up the medium movies. A lot of people aren't working in Hollywood because of this.
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I didn't say Facebook could not enter China, but nor did I say that it could.
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In Israel, waves of anger and fear circulate all the time, but so do jokes and gossip and silky evening breezes. So, too, in America.
