P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
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Poaching white fish in moderately hot oil guarantees soft-textured flesh and allows you to prepare a sauce calmly, without the usual panic about overcooking the fish.
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I always was drawn to the performing arts. I started dancing when I was two. I sang, loved to act, and loved going to visit my mom on-set. But she wanted me to have a normal childhood, so I wasn't really allowed to pursue acting till I got older.
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I am completely in favour of dialogue and engagement. But it must be a true, open dialogue.
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In the whole course of our work at the theatre we have been, I may say, drenched with advice by friendly people who for years gave us the reasons why we did not succeed... All their advice, or at least some of it, might have been good if we had wanted to make money, to make a common place of amusement.
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I'm very obsessed with 'The Real Housewives' franchise. It's a bad obsession.
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I think we have a real obligation when we do have animals in captivity to understand their needs and to care for them as well as we can.
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To be honest, once you've driven around for about five, 10 laps, you don't notice a difference.
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I do admit to being slightly in love with Christopher Walken.
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Naturalization is the process by which a citizen, or subject of a foreign nation or kingdom, is made a citizen of the United States. It is evident that the Constitutional Convention thought that it was important that this process should be placed under the exclusive control of the Federal Government and not of the States.
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I grew up in the Bronx, but in Riverdale - not exactly an area of New York that's known for being rough and tumble.
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A dream acting role would be Matt Damon in the Bourne series. I would love to do something like that!
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An American of the present day reading his Sunday newspaper in a state of lazy collapse is one of the most perfect symbols of the triumph of quantity over quality that the world has yet seen.
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I have been extremely lucky with reviewers and critics throughout my career.
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We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history.
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I need to be more consistent about taking care of myself no matter how busy I am.
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I say: The time has come for my courageous and proud people, after decades of displacement and colonial occupation and ceaseless suffering, to live like other peoples of the earth, free in a sovereign and independent homeland.
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I miss submitting people; I have a lot of confidence in my jiu-jitsu.
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The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected.
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I have not watched Glenn Beck. I don't watch him.
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The American Negro has no conception of the hundreds of millions of other non-whites' concern for him: he has no conception of their feeling of brotherhood for and with him.
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When I look back at the record and listen to it, I can sort of see where I was at when I was making it - these brief little moments, different places I was at emotionally.
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I just listen to quite random songs; I don't like really particular artists or bands.
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I usually agree with Rush Limbaugh; therefore I usually don't listen to him.
