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 -
It was kind of easier for me to do records that didn't take a year or two years of my life to write and to make.
K. D. Lang -
Every generation comes with a unique athlete, I don't think anybody wants to be the next Nadia; they want to be themselves.
Nadia Comaneci -
Spontaneity is what travel is all about.
Zach Anner -
The first time I heard Adam Feeney and Chester Stone Hansen's 'Vibez,' it was used in Drake's '0-100' as a sample.
Yuna -
'Where is your million-dollar shirt?' I'm like, 'It's underneath these $25 Hanes T-shirts I've got on.'
J. R. Smith
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You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do not apply.
Ulrich Beck -
I want to show people there's not just one way of being Muslim.
Halima Aden -
Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.
Abu Bakar Bashir -
I pride myself on definitely being more than a dunker.
Zach LaVine -
Women are capable of doing so many things these days, physically, emotionally, within relationships and career. There are so many things that women have evolved into and I feel really proud about where women are right now.
Cameron Diaz -
A few years ago, when I had no work and started believing that films weren't a viable career, I thought of finding another job. I started training and riding horses and got consumed by that. It was a boon in disguise.
Randeep Hooda
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God saw fit, for wise reasons to allow the people of Israel thus to make and possess slaves; but is this any license to us to enslave any of our fellow-men, to kill any of our fellow-men whom we please and are able to destroy, and take possession of their estates?
Samuel Hopkins -
I think there are certain business matters which we must now conduct differently than we used to.
Vince McMahon -
My writing books with positive gay characters has come more out of anger than anything else: anger at not having been able to find honest, accurate books about people like myself as a teen, books that show we're as diverse as straight people and that we can lead happy, healthy, productive lives just as straight people can.
Nancy Garden -
The ability for consumers to receive broadcast over the air signal is their right.
Barry Diller -
There are many women with children under five who want to work and who lack affordable, high-quality child care.
Harriet Harman -
People always say that you can't please everybody. I think that's a cop-out. Why not attempt it? 'Cause think of all the people you will please if you try.
Kanye West
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L'homme enfin n'est pas entièrement coupable - il n'a pas commencé l'histoire - ni tout à fait innocent, puisqu'il la continue.
Albert Camus -
To say that I am organized is an understatement, but my car tells a different story.
Emily Procter -
The 12-hour workday is not uncommon to anyone anymore.
Jordana Spiro -
Especially for Haitian immigrant parents, being a musician is not a job.
Kaytranada -
Because of their size, parents may be difficult to discipline properly.
P. J. O'Rourke