P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
These were people who believed everything about the Soviet Union was perfect, but they were bringing their own toilet paper.
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In seventh and eighth grade, grammar and vocabulary were not my favorite subjects.
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My dad only ever talked about two things: bicycles and Mercedes.
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What makes me happy is having a really nice day out with my mum, or getting better at something I've been working hard at.
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My wife Mary and I have been married for forty-seven years and not once have we had an argument serious enough to consider divorce; murder, yes, but divorce, never.
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If you ever meet an actor who's the child of actors, they'll never tell you that they wanted to be a star. But what I did realise early on was that I just wanted to be in that tribe.
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Pigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent.
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I don't spend a lot on holidays, but have been very fortunate to travel extensively through doing various challenges around the world. The best place I've ever been is Argentina.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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My older kids are fantastic people. It can't be the result of my influence on them.
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We always had money problems. Sometimes I would lie awake at night wondering how to pay the rent.
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Writers tell stories better, because they've had more practice, but everyone has a book in them. Yes, that old cliche.
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I'm in the music business for one purpose - to make money.
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Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession.
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A man's kiss is his signature.
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We want to be two-way players; that's the best thing.
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New Hampshire is moving in the right direction because we have shown time and time again that we can work across the aisle to solve problems.
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But, look, Washington is a town that creates myths for its own existence and its own amusement, and I was a subject of myth, sort of like Grendel in Beowulf - you know, not seen very often but often talked about.
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Now while the German money is over for Hollywood, I still have $80 million to make movies, and we will have two things coming up: less major movies and the price for actors will go down.
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The whole consideration of - ... am I being compared as such and such's grandson and son - that was minuscule compared to the problems I was having just working... I didn't have time to start worrying about who I was in the eyes of the public.
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I'm sad I'm not in 'The Purge 2.'
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Where there is unity there is always victory.
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Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.
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People like music when they're in love, but they don't need it as much. You need music when you're missing someone or you're pining for someone or you're forgetting someone or you're trying to process what just happened.
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These were people who believed everything about the Soviet Union was perfect, but they were bringing their own toilet paper.
