P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
To grasp the true meaning of socialism, imagine a world where everything is designed by the post office, even the sleaze.
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What is more important? What the members of a politicised tribunal say, or what the citizens vote for? For me, it is clear.
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I still draw a lot though. Ballpoint pen is my preferred medium.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?
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It would make everything I worked for meaningless if baseball is integrated but political parties were segregated.
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I get homesick.
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For everybody that does something bad there's gotta be someone that does something good.
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Rarely in broadcasting history has so much been riding on the whimsical flick of a few thousand wrists.
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There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief in a way. There's nothing about me that can't be said.
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I think I'm the kind of person who would be very difficult to employ - I'm pretty annoying, but driven.
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We interpret our agreement with the IMF - our participation in the IMF's system of cooperation - as a borrowing agreement. The IMF sees it as an economic policy agreement. This is not in our interest.
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Rand Paul does not like being compared to his father Ron any more than sons named Bush like to dance in their father's shadow, but the crucial difference is that while the Bushes all hail from the relative mainstream of the GOP, the Pauls have an ideological tributary virtually to themselves.
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I think the amazing thing about 'Twin Peaks' was that it completely changed television from that point forward. It showed everyone that you can just sit really quiet with storylines and characters. It can be scary, it can be uncomfortable, it can be weirdly funny.
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In Washington, the translation of E Pluribus Unum has been lost. The belief that we are one nation - united in purpose - caring about and for one another is no longer the practice.
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My success has got so great, it's like I'm trapped, almost, within it.
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I may even show up behind the camera. I love to put things together; I love to give direction. I have a great eye for pace.
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My protest about the post exchange seating bore some results. More seats were allocated for blacks, but there were still separate sections for blacks and for whites. At least I had made my men realize that something could be accomplished by speaking out, and I hoped they would be less resigned to unjust conditions.
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When I was approached to do a digital show where I will be giving away hair and make-up tips, I instantly got excited because that is something I like to do.
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I wish the world could better know this country for what it really is. Not just a greedy economic giant crouching fearfully behind its walls, not just a panoplied warrior nervously fingering his weapons. What is this, is a people who gather together in thousands to give a people's government its essential vitality.
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If an ignorant person is attracted by the things of the world, that is bad. But if a learned person is thus attracted, it is worse.
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Today, Academies of Science use their influence around the world in support of human rights.
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To grasp the true meaning of socialism, imagine a world where everything is designed by the post office, even the sleaze.
