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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In my situation, every time I write a sentence, I'm thinking not only of the people I ended up in college with but my siblings, my family, my school friends, the people from my neighborhood. I've come to realize that this is an advantage, really: it keeps you on your toes.
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I'm an honest, open father.
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There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.
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Every country wants to protect its athletes because it's ultimately Germany vs. Spain, America vs. China; sports are an extension of the government because of national pride.
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The language of the internet is English, and an overwhelming proportion of the global computer chatter also originates from America, influencing the content of global conversation.
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America gives every appearance of being a nation besotted with trashiness - divorce, illegitimacy, casual Fridays.
