P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
I have a 10 year old at home, and she is always saying, 'That's not fair.' When she says that, I say, "Honey, you're cute; that's not fair. Your family is pretty well off; that's not fair. You were born in America; that's not fair. Honey, you had better pray to God that things don't start getting fair for you.
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What is more important? What the members of a politicised tribunal say, or what the citizens vote for? For me, it is clear.
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In my life, I wanted to feel tall. I wanted to be somebody. I wanted to be tall as the Sears Tower. I wanted to be on top of the Sears Tower. I wanted to be as strong as the Sears Tower feels.
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Now is the only thing that exists.
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I'm probably less volatile and tempestuous than a lot of Aries, but I think I'm probably quite loud and outgoing and passionate. Maybe a bit difficult or stubborn.
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I'm always shy when I meet people I admire so I wouldn't be able to say anything rather than, 'How do you do? Love you! Bye!'
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San Francisco, coolest place ever.
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Hits and flops are overrated.
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When I'm in Senegal, I can't just sit in isolation making music. People need my help. And the Senegalese people helped create my music. It comes from the country itself.
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Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate.
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The biggest cowards are managers who don't let people know where they stand.
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Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you. It's real easy to fall.
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People who drive Jeeps are people who like to do outdoor activities.
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Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.
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Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.
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When I'm singing, I connect the dots with notes.
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I don't think the Republicans care much about minorities.
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I am definitely a person of color.
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I can do a book in three months if I spend all day, seven days a week at it and, in fact, I work better that way.
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Ancient Egyptians went to great lengths to avoid change; they couldn't entirely do so, of course, but did preserve a cultural continuity for almost four thousand years.
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When I was ten and in fifth grade, I read all of 'Robinson Crusoe' in one weekend.
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Unlike most other children, - especially unlike those of today - who are eager to become men and women as speedily as possible, I had a terror of growing up, which became more and more accentuated as I grew older.
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I have many weaknesses, but I have one strength. When I do something, I do it 300 percent. I'm not a middle man.
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My husband and I were very addicted to our Nespresso coffee maker. It's incredibly un-eco friendly. Not only is the coffee not organic, you're using these pods where there is no way to recycle them. We gave it away to someone who didn't mind.
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I have a 10 year old at home, and she is always saying, 'That's not fair.' When she says that, I say, "Honey, you're cute; that's not fair. Your family is pretty well off; that's not fair. You were born in America; that's not fair. Honey, you had better pray to God that things don't start getting fair for you.
