P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
My working hypothesis is that stupidity in popular culture is a constant. Popular culture cannot get more stupid.
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It lies in human nature that where you experience your first laughs, you also remember the age kindly.
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I used to get some flack from my agents because I wouldn't even audition for parts where the hero uses violent force to be a hero.
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When I was nine years old, my family lost our home, and the six of us moved into my grandparents' converted garage.
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Over the years, humans have managed to incorporate nearly every element, light and weighty, common and obscure, into our daily lives. And given how small atoms are and how many of them there are all around us, it's almost certain that your body has at least brushed against an atom of every single natural element on the periodic table.
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Warhol's images made sense to me, although I knew nothing at the time of his background in commercial art. To be honest, I didn't think about him a hell of a lot.
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I went to the Technion and studied with Avram Hershko. I found it more exciting than practicing medicine.
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I volunteer with School on Wheels in Los Angeles, and I also tutor with Koreh L.A.
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I don't want to be an actor or nothing but if I have to, I'll act if it's the right thing.
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I like being unconventional.
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We watch our sons go to war, disagree with the rationale for sending them, loathe the men who ordered them to battle, and then, when the veterans come home, beg and plead with the local V.A. to ensure they have access to proper care.
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I want to continue to remain present and grateful each day that I get to be doing what I love. Making and performing music I believe in.
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Being an actor does make you aware of your age.
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I'm fine, except, you know, I broke my pelvis. And that's not much fun.
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My general take on American music since 1969 is that it's just getting stiffer and people are getting more uptight - audience, performance, and palace guard.
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If you do an autopsy on an 85-year-old who died of a stroke, you will find five other things that person was about to die from.
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I pity Americans for their very bad fruits. Your 'mango' is cucumber. The only thing I really miss about Egypt is mangoes.
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Doing representations of real people is not my strongpoint as a visual artist, and I know that.
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I would like to be more fit, but I don't think I will put on fat or gain weight for movie roles. I am not going to do that.
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Here is our opportunity and our challenge. If the nuclear powers are prepared to declare a truce, let us seize the moment to strengthen the institutions and procedures which will serve as the means for the pacific settlement of disputes among men.
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I learned from my dad that when you walk in front of an audience, they are the kings and queens, and you're but the jester.
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'Thou shalt not get found out' is not one of God's commandments, and no man can be saved by trying to keep it.
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I always believed I was an ugly duckling in a family of swans, you know? I was such a black sheep, and it was the same way in high school... I was just kind of that awkward theater kid with a bunch of athletes... it was very 'Glee.'
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When I set up my Web site, I made a guestbook so kids can write to me there, and that's become one of the most popular parts of the site.
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My working hypothesis is that stupidity in popular culture is a constant. Popular culture cannot get more stupid.
