P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
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I stayed in the astronaut program until 1993. People ask me why I left. I thought I had a lot of things to contribute that would be difficult to do if I stayed. I thought I could have a stronger voice as an advocate for space exploration. So I ended up starting my own technology consulting company.
Mae Jemison -
And think of how we challenged the idea of a male dominated Parliament with All-Women shortlists and made the cause of gender equality central to our government. We were right to do so.
Ed Miliband -
I think it's less common in France that a man at the age of 50 buys a Porsche and gets a young girlfriend.
Carine Roitfeld -
I think the most important element of a power outfit is proper fit. The one item to focus on is a suit. If it's the right fit, you could wear it with a T-shirt and still convey the positive message.
Garrett Neff -
You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
Aaron Neville -
Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds worse.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
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I do not deal with threats and ultimatums.
Yair Lapid -
Just because you're of the same sex, what difference does it make? Get married to whomever you want.
Famke Janssen -
The tech industry - and, more specifically, Silicon Valley - continues to stumble forward in earnest about how few women are represented in its top ranks of management and on its boards.
Kara Swisher -
I was so young, and making movies, going to the studio every morning at dawn was magic.
Natalie Wood -
One of the first major storylines that 'All My Children' featured was Erica Kane, a rebellious daughter, and her mother, sort of a matriarchal type, who was trying to guide her daughter to a safer place.
Eden Riegel -
Most artists, their 60th show was in front of no one. My first show was in front of 1,200 people.
Halsey
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Too often, I've put my career and helping others ahead of my own needs.
Karen McCarthy -
I always have coffee and porridge for breakfast.
Hans-Ulrich Obrist -
Getting divorced didn't sour me on the institution of marriage. I'll tell you what I'll never do: I'll never get divorced again.
Eddie Murphy -
I think if you're everyone's cup of tea, that probably means you're a little bit boring, or you're not pushing yourself. Creativity happens where it's dangerous and scary: where you're not comfortable.
Kacey Musgraves -
If you're a writer, write. You just keep writing. And if you're a filmmaker, you keep doing what you can to keep telling your stories; you don't stay on the one. Keep moving forward and doing what you can to tell whatever story you can tell, be it via writing, be it via filming it.
Dana Brunetti -
I was never the mascot of the Georgia football team.
Wayne Knight
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My secret to all casting, and specifically kids, is cast good human beings.
M. Night Shyamalan -
What matters most is the win.
Canelo Alvarez -
How I would describe my characters is absolutely different from how I would describe myself.
Salma Hayek -
I have a very strong tool in competitional enforcement: To do merger control, to look into cartels, misuse of dominant position - when member states hand out favors, for instance, in terms of tax breaks. But even though that's a strong tool, it cannot solve everything.
Margrethe Vestager -
It's funny when I read the tabloids and they're reporting on only a fraction of the life I'm leading.
Zach Braff -
Never fight an inanimate object.
P. J. O'Rourke