P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
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When companies get big, they slow down. They're not as exciting. If you want to get something done, it takes a lot of time and a lot of meetings.
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I was brought up in an environment where my parents expressed their financial concerns in front of their children.
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Vinyl is democratic, as surely as the iPod is fascist. Vinyl is representational: It has a face. Two faces, in fact, to represent the dualism of human nature. Vinyl occupies physical space honestly, proud as a fat woman dancing.
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I hope to make movies that are so small they don't need to make anything to be profitable.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end. I sang 'I Say a Little Prayer.' It's a tough song to sing but they gave me the confidence to go for it and belt it out.
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For me, it's actually really hard to write about my real experience. Like to do a Taylor Swift. You know what I mean? It's so brave to actually write about things that happened and things you wanna get off your chest, but I'm not really there yet.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I don't know that on-demand sports is remarkably better than live sports.
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The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that's supposed to protect them.
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World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.
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Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you. It's real easy to fall.
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One of the few benefits of being a journalist is that you're not in the Army.
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The more research you do, the more at ease you are in the world you're writing about. It doesn't encumber you, it makes you free.
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I believe that we should be able to marry whom ever we choose. As long as both people are willing... I say go for it!
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Your life goes on, and then your life goes on plus 'Star Wars.' It's just been an incredible time.
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I don't turn my nose up at anything. If it's a great part, it's a great part. I'd love to do a box-office hit.
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I have to be smart. You cannot be going in there, trying to go forward and pressure guys, and be taking damage and getting hurt on the way to doing it.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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I don't believe you should stay onstage until people are begging you to get off. I like the idea of leaving them wanting a bit more.
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I don't think I've ever listened to 'Sgt. Pepper's' the whole way through.
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Once you get into the world of dystopia, it's hard to avoid plagiarism, because other people have had such powerful visions.
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Entrepreneurship requires flexibility and an open society, and there will always be people who succeed and people who follow. For those who lead, they have an obligation to create a better life for the people around them.
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Liberals consider people to be nuisances.
