P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
America gives every appearance of being a nation besotted with trashiness - divorce, illegitimacy, casual Fridays.
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My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.
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We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.
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I always say that I am a big fan of films but I am an even bigger fan of the filmmaking craft.
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
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I have an inner satisfaction of having done what I thought was right at the time which I thought was propitious.
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I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.
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In Bollywood, if you work with a superstar, even if you are a newcomer, you become a superstar. That didn't happen with me.
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Because the show is popular, people do recognize us on the streets.
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People sort of went crazy when 'BTWAM' came out. I'm happy a bunch of people read it. I'm happy it touched so many people. I'm less happy that it became an object for certain folks or was discussed that way. I'm less happy that journalists started scrolling through my kid's Instagram account.
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San Francisco, coolest place ever.
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Dreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions.
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Never eat spinach just before going on the air.
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'Power' is a very special film for me and is one of the finest films of my career. I have played a character that I have never done before. My role has a lot of comedy.
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Writers have to be very careful and discerning because so much of the machine is out of their control.
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Give a talk to children and tell them dinosaurs didn't drag their tails, and you get arguments.
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Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world.
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So I saw many planets, and they looked just a little bit brighter than they do from Earth.
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No one person is an island.
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I'm trying to get in the habit of, you know, picking up a book and learning how to write my feelings down, not my feelings but my thoughts, about things, and hopefully I'll moving toward the writing and directing thing soon.
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Metaphor is not just the detection of patterns; it is the creation of patterns.
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We're grappling with the same issue facing all advanced economies - how to revive growth and distribute its fruits more fairly. An America that can tackle that problem head-on can perhaps help revive a stagnant global economy.
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Sometimes America gets tempted by the glitz and glamour.
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America gives every appearance of being a nation besotted with trashiness - divorce, illegitimacy, casual Fridays.
