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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I'm very much against war; I'm very much against terrorism of any kind. I find terrorism to be one of the most appalling things that can exist in society.
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We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.
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I have a whole iPod full of exceptionally bad music, truly awful stuff including a disproportionate number of one hit wonders from the early '80s and lots of hair bands. I find it utterly impossible to love a song until I know every single word, so listening to live music or new bands is pretty much out.
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I think, in this country, we have a problem where we view the arts as charity, and therefore, it has no value. Things in America that have value are profitable, and unless you are profitable, we don't know where to put you.
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I'm actually very good with Home Depot-handy type of paintwork.
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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.
