P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines.
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If we could all figure out a way to just be true to ourselves and have a good time doing what we're doing, it would be a lot more fun.
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A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to become.
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I've called myself the Pied Piper, I've called myself the Weatherman, I've called myself Kellz, I've called myself a lot of things, changing the name, switching it up, just flipping, remixing. But never to harm anybody. Never to make a deep statement for people to dig into and figure it out.
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The amazing thing about being a dad is to be able to look at your child and realize that the universe is so much bigger than you.
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Definitely, I think I'm a life coach for real. The lessons I give are lessons you can take to the bank.
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I guess there are all these women with a big secret - they're hiding men they are ashamed of. They come up to me and say: 'I've been dating this guy for six months in secret but none of my friends know. I can't give him up even though he's embarrassing.'
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I'm a romantic; a sentimental person thinks things will last, a romantic person hopes against hope that they won't.
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My hair is naturally blond and thin, so I like to give it some texture. Sexy, dirty bedhead is good for blonds.
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When I see the Ten Most Wanted Lists... I always have this thought: If we'd made them feel wanted earlier, they wouldn't be wanted now.
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The crush of lobbyists on Washington and purchase of the media by corporations has created a big business-run government and a worthless press leaving Americans screwed and ill-informed.
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I wish every woman would love herself and embrace what she was given naturally.
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I don't like talking about myself and I don't like talking about the work.
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I feel that there are a few things in the world without cultural barriers.
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I don't loathe interviews, I'm just one of those people who makes music because I find it difficult to talk.
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We midwives and physicians have a lot to teach each other.
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The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more technique there is, the less there is.
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The more aspects of life that can be moved from private reign to public realm, the better it is for politics.
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Why is a woman to be treated differently? Woman suffrage will succeed, despite this miserable guerilla opposition.
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Whoever thinks algebra is a trick in obtaining unknowns has thought it in vain. No attention should be paid to the fact that algebra and geometry are different in appearance. Algebras (jabbre and maqabeleh) are geometric facts which are proved by propositions five and six of Book two of Elements.
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I thought maybe I'd be a female sportscaster.
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Enlightenment is man's leaving his self-caused immaturity. Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another. Such immaturity is self-caused if it is not caused by lack of intelligence, but by lack of determination and courage to use one's intelligence without being guided by another. Sapere Aude! Have the courage to use your own intelligence! is therefore the motto of the enlightenment.
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I can be an artist a posteriori, not a priori. If my pictures tell the story, our story, human story, then in a hundred years, then they can be considered an art reference, but now they are not made as art. I'm a journalist. My life's on the road, my studio is the planet.
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Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines.
