P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
Maybe a vague president and an incompetent and somewhat corrupt administration is what the nation needs.
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We must break problems down into small, digestible bits. We must define the concepts that we use and explain what components they consist of. We must tackle small problems.
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This is what people need: an easy-to-deploy, easy-to-use tool.
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I have been sober for the longest time. Oh, it's over a decade now. No joke.
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I think the reaction to a World War II situation would be the same today as it was in 1942. Initially, people would question, but once patriotism got stirred up, the whole thing would gather momentum and we'd all pull together.
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You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.
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When I'm in a tricky situation I often think: 'What would Beyonce do?' It helps.
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I've always been sort of a closet sci-fi geek.
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You can't wear only one dress and be so safe. You have to risk; that's how you learn about yourself.
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Talking about covers, whether visually or sonically, if a particular combination of notes struck a chord in your heart in a way that you want to be a part of it by covering that song, then there's nothing wrong with it.
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What I wear is everything - from how I carry my hair to what I'm wearing on my feet. I have to feel comfortable on stage, so I like to wear things that have room. My mood changes a lot, so sometimes I wear 6-inch heels, and other times I'll perform in bare feet.
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I put myself through college playing pool.
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I may cut my coat to follow fashion, sir, but not my conscience.
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I really do believe we can stuff enough algorithms in a movie that only the dedicated hackers can spend the time and effort to try to plumb through those 1,000 algorithms to try to find a way to beat it.
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I don’t think that I want to make any wager if it means dealing with a Church that has grown so corrupt that it makes obedience and submission the price of its saving the life of someone’s child.
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All we have, it seems to me, is the beauty of art and nature and life, and the love which that beauty inspires.
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We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
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It is better to have a retarded president who respects human values than a clever government without human values.
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C'est d'actes et non d'idées que vivent les peuples.
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If I feel like I've done a great job during an interview with the president of the United States live in the Oval Office, it doesn't give me a tenth of the good feeling of going to the school play and making eye contact with my kids as they're onstage delivering their lines. Nothing compares with that moment of connection.
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The worrying thing is there's so much latent hatred of the guy [Donald Trump] and this guy isn't even president yet.
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As an actor, you have to give up all control to the director. He's the boss and has all the power. I'm a control freak, so that's really hard for me. Then when you see a film later, it can be infuriating, really disappointing. I've been very lucky, though, and so many of my early experiences were great.
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While paralyzed, I won a gold and three silver medals as a competitive swimmer.
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Maybe a vague president and an incompetent and somewhat corrupt administration is what the nation needs.
