P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
My dad died when I was young; my mom remarried with more haste than sense to a fellow... he wasn't evil or anything, but he was worthless.
Quotes to Explore
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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I've been searching for ways to heal myself, and I've found that kindness is the best way.
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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
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I think blogging is a muscle that most people wear out.
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In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff.
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I will not contest my parliamentary seat in a sad election that will not produce a Parliament capable of endorsing a realistic reform agenda for Greece.
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Investors tend to discover 'hot' mutual fund managers just after a successful run and just before the inescapable force of mean reversion is about to kick in.
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Ice-T in the music has done some outrageous things.
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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.
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When I talk to people in need, they tell me they want to hope; they are eager for opportunity; they are ready for better days. And I can tell you that every time their hopes are disappointed, all nations lose.
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I understand acting and I understand actors. I don't really understand the world of celebrity. That's just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I'm at sea with.
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Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery.
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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Most regular superhero books are designed to go on forever; of course, very few of them do, but the point is they are trying to throw mud against the wall and hope it will stick, and most of it slides off.
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When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.
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Let the path be open to talent.
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I think it's difficult to do fashion for men, because either you become very over-homosexual fashion or very boring fashion. You don't want a boy who looks 15 in a little pair of shorts with some strange art... But to see just a jacket and tie is boring.
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Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.
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Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.
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As a child who lived in a lot of places, one of the hardest things for me was to join a new community. It was hardest at the kibbutz, but that was also one of the most impressive communities.
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Good design is not about form following function. It is function with cultural content. By adding "cultural content" to the concept of "form follows function," objects cease to be finite or predictable. Maybe the right way to interpret the dictum is to first acknowledge that the function needs to be clearly understood before the form is considered.
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Outside the Olympics, there are massive discrepancies within all sports. But the positive side for me is that the Olympics are the biggest platform there is, and there's total equality across all sports.
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When I do shows in the U.K., I see lots of people bring their kids to the show. Which is perfect because I am the world's most embarrassing mom.
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My dad died when I was young; my mom remarried with more haste than sense to a fellow... he wasn't evil or anything, but he was worthless.
