P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
Politicians are wonderful people as long as they stay away from things they don't understand, such as working for a living.
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The thing about Y Combinator that's cool is that most companies won't happen if we don't fund them.
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'Lovejoy' has a special place in my heart because it was through my efforts that the series first came to the screen.
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Jenna's traveled with me; they've both traveled with their dad. This is the only time they've been old enough in all of their dad's campaigns to really be involved in.
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I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it.
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We don't know all the answers. If we knew all the answers we'd be bored, wouldn't we? We keep looking, searching, trying to get more knowledge.
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Oracle is obsessed with security. It's an absolute requirement for all our products. The real security issue is when customers take older products that were not built for the Internet, and kind of rack them and put them on the Internet.
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You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.
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We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.
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Someone told me, 'When you go see Pearl Jam, it's going to be a spiritual experience,' and it was. It was my first time seeing them live, and I've been a lifelong fan. Eddie Vedder's voice is a million times better live, and I couldn't believe the passion he put into every single song.
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You can tell the difference between songs that were created in a garage and songs that were created in the studio.
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The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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I want do a Mandarin language movie. It'll probably be the next movie I do after the one I do next.
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To get promoted, company executives need to be able to see you as one of them.
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Children must be considered in a divorce considered valuable pawns in the nasty legal and financial contest that is about to ensue.
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I still write in long hand. I type like a chimpanzee.
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Poetry comes alive to me through recitation.
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I kind of always took it for granted the fact that my parents were Olympic medalists.
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My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated.
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We've come a long way. Power dressing now is designed to let the woman inside us come through.
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If people want to be better writers, they can't just read the blogs! You've got to look at something that's outside this rushing world of evanescent words.
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My first few plays took place in the South and even The Lucky Spot was in the thirties but in Louisiana.
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Tera has been living in her body since birth, so she is accustomed to cars crashing into each other when she walks down the street and getting everything for free.
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I've been surprised to learn how many people love poetry. It's beautiful to see that people want poetry in their lives.
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Politicians are wonderful people as long as they stay away from things they don't understand, such as working for a living.
