P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
The interesting thing about staring down a gun barrel is how small the hole is where the bullet comes out, yet what a big difference it would make in your social schedule.
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Trump wants to build a wall at the border of Mexico, while Clinton wants to tear down all walls.
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Los Angeles is peopled by waiters and carpenters and drivers who are there to be actors.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.
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Evolutionary psychology tells us that men, especially powerful men, feel invincible and entitled to spread their seed, and that women can't resist the scent of masculine power. Women, by contrast, are said to be more altruistic and collaborative, seeking power so that they can share it with others.
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Life can be a bore if you're constantly walking sidewalks instead of a tightrope once in a while.
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I think that being a producer is business and being an actor is art.
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French fries. I love them. Some people are chocolate and sweets people. I love French fries. That and caviar.
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I'm actually not on Twitter.
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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Suppose that every prospective parent in the world stopped having children naturally, and instead produced clones of themselves. What would the world be like in another 20 or 30 years? The answer is: much like today. Cloning would only copy the genetic aspects of people who are already here.
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A lot of young men are frustrated and looking for someone to blame.
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My grandmother is this amazingly theatrical woman. She acted like a movie star, as far as looks and attitude, kind of like Susan Hayward.
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I could sing in English before I could understand it because I phonetically learned it from the musicals.
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There is something terribly morbid in the modern sympathy with pain. One should sympathise with the colour, the beauty, the joy of life. The less said about life's sores the better.
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Whenever someone says the word community, I want to reach for an oxygen mask.
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The characteristic of scientific progress is our knowing that we did not know.
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When I'm not painting, I'm Oujia-boarding with my photos. I'll sort through my pictures, put them in different folders, and come back months later to one in particular and try to figure out why I took it.
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I started modeling with a very negative part of me – I didn't really like myself or how I looked because I was very tall for a Japanese girl.
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When you were growing up, your mom and dad told you to look both ways before crossing the street or not to get into a car with a stranger. It's the same with the Internet. We have a big responsibility and a huge role in bringing all the stakeholders to the table - users, parents, educators, law enforcement, government organisations.
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No matter what happens to me and my career in the future, Berlin is always going to be my hometown.
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I get a lot of fan mail addressed to Bilbo and sometimes Sir Bilbo - it's hardly ever addressed to Ian Holm, in fact. My business manager drafts the replies, and then I pop in to the office and sign them, 'Bilbo!'
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Stay small and control it yourself.
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The interesting thing about staring down a gun barrel is how small the hole is where the bullet comes out, yet what a big difference it would make in your social schedule.
