P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
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A generation before, it had been sagebrush and coyotes; a generation later, it was a burgeoning movie town. But for that brief idyllic time in 1910, Hollywood looked like the perfect place for a successful writer to settle down, build his dream house, and maybe do some gardening.
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Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they write.
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In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff.
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But I also think that the more you reason collectively about what the project should be at the beginning of the process, the more you can improvise later.
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My wife Mary and I have been married for forty-seven years and not once have we had an argument serious enough to consider divorce; murder, yes, but divorce, never.
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That was one of those moments where I felt so confident. I played three matches in the same day.
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I love anything to do with history.
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I love football, I've never really taken an interest in anything else.
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Almost everyone thinks they are a good person, but the question you should be asking is, am I good enough to go to Heaven? How would you know?
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After the 9/11 incidents, Islam has become a big question mark among westerners, especially Americans. The mass media constantly raise the issue of relationship between Islam and terrorism.
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When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.
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Let the path be open to talent.
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I'm in the music business for one purpose - to make money.
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The European Union will continue to fully support multilateral global governance based on international law, human rights, and strong international institutions.
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It hasn't really made it easier getting film work. It's not like I can call up a studio or a producer and say - insert haughty voice here - 'It's Parker. I guess you might know me as the indie queen. I'm wondering if you have any projects for me to be in.'
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Success is not about how much money we have in the bank, but it's about how many peoples' lives we have impacted through it. Success is experienced when we do things which are never done before.
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I gratefully look forward to oblivion, but I must be sure of it.
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As society diversifies, the number of people who read literature is decreasing. It will be difficult for readers to digest my ideas through literature.
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No one would look at an infant baby asleep, and say 'What a lazy baby!' We know sleeping is non-negotiable for a baby. But that notion is quickly abandoned.
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At 9 P.M., everything goes off - and it's hard. But it's something you've got to do. I'm wasting my life.
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About my books, that's all that I think the public has, in its normal way, to know. My private life is, by definition, private.
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We're at a point in history where everyone needs to pay attention to politics. Too much is at stake for us to be apathetic.
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Politics is a necessary evil, or a necessary annoyance, a necessary conundrum.
