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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Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded airplane by removing its engine. It may make you feel like you're flying high at first, but it won't take long before you feel the impact.
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When I first got married to my husband, he had boxes full of photos of my two stepsons, ages 5 and 8 at the time, and I put them together in some little albums and wrote notes about how happy I was that they were a part of my life.
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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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I used to get into a lot of fights.
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I'm very excited every time I'm at Augusta National. It's such a beautiful and fabulous golf course.
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for never yet Has lover lived, but longed to wive Like them that are no more alive.
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The love that exists between people who share religious values and experiences can be the most satisfying and unifying force this side of the solid, happy family.
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America gives every appearance of being a nation besotted with trashiness - divorce, illegitimacy, casual Fridays.
