P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
Politics is a necessary evil, or a necessary annoyance, a necessary conundrum.
P. J. O'Rourke
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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.
Kage Baker
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Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they write.
Karl Kraus
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In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff.
Namie Amuro
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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.
Walter Salles
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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.
Jack Benny
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That was one of those moments where I felt so confident. I played three matches in the same day.
Gabriela Sabatini
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I love show business. It's my life, honey, and I try to enjoy it.
James Victor Scott
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“Scratch me and you will find the Nonconformist.”
Austen Chamberlain
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I certainly feel that an adult woman has a right to determine what happens to her life and body.
Calvin Klein
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In all mammalian species that have so far been carefully studied, the rate at which their members engage in the killing of conspecifics is several thousand times greater than the highest homicide rate in any American city.
Daniel Dennett
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Even so, there were times I saw freshness and beauty. I could smell the air, and I really loved rock 'n' roll. Tears were warm, and girls were beautiful, like dreams. I liked movie theaters, the darkness and intimacy, and I liked the deep, sad summer nights.
Haruki Murakami
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Politics is a necessary evil, or a necessary annoyance, a necessary conundrum.
P. J. O'Rourke
