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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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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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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If you calculate 15 minutes a day to shave, that is 5,000 minutes a year spent shaving.
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And the idea of just wandering off to a cafe with a notebook and writing and seeing where that takes me for awhile is just bliss.
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Of course Airbnb made mistakes the first year! Some came from our own preconceptions. When we started, we designed our interface for ourselves, Internet-savvy twentysomethings. We never considered the role of good eyesight in our interface - font size, vernacular; it all matters.
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I don't want to be one of those people who falls out of cabs drunk. But I don't want to be known as some boring girl who just sits at home and doesn't do anything.
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I am a New Yorker.
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No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland.
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I spent my life folded between the pages of books. In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters.
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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.
