P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
In Japan people drive on the left. In China people drive on the right. In Vietnam it doesn't matter.
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I'm ready to stretch my legs. I'm ready to jump in the ring.
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By adopting a wonderful mutt, you'll save a life and help reduce animal homelessness while also boosting your chances of a more robust new furry friend, as mixed-breed dogs have demonstrated better health and longer life spans than their purebred cousins.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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When I was in college, I learned to really take care of my body and figured out what works best for me and what doesn't work for me when it comes to my nutrition. That helped so much on the field because soccer is such a fitness-oriented game.
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There is so much to do in my house, in every little corner. It's just like anybody, it's like one step at a time. I try to decorate one space and a pipe breaks or whatever - you know how it is.
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Gene Hackman is one of the great American actors of all time.
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I probably get strangers coming up to me two or three times a week to just say something nice. I get more than my share of compliments as I walk through my daily life. I'm not having to show off or make a point about how good I am at doing something. I think I've always kind of been that way.
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I started out a die-hard New Yorker but really grew to love working in Los Angeles. Even though I originally wanted to do theater, TV presented more opportunities for me, which led me out west.
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Whether it's through introduction of the right gut bacteria or direct modification of the genes of cows and pigs, I think we're going to have to introduce something like this into our livestock - a way to consume the methane rather than releasing it.
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People always accused me of not smiling like my rival Olga Korbut, but that was just my personality. When you're balancing on a nine-inch beam, you have to concentrate. But if you look back at the footage, I was always smiling and waving at the crowd after my performances.
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I have managed to infuriate the bank bosses; acquire a fatwa from the revolutionary guards of the trades union movement; frighten the 'Daily Telegraph' with a progressive graduate payment; and upset very rich people who are trying to dodge British taxes. I must be doing something right.
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A person who has been punished is not less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.
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I love the color pink. It makes a bold statement.
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Your focus should be on creating an environment where growth can occur and then letting nature take its course.
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As actors, we put in our best, but when people don't like a film, you have to learn to deal with it. I've learnt not to get too emotional.
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I am a certified yoga teacher and I love to cycle and swim.
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Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world.
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Women just love to shop.
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Sometimes I've looked at a plate of food and wondered if it wouldn't look better as a hat.
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Literature is the new foreplay.
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I don't want to sound like an aesthete, but one has to be true to the art. And that means being true to the tradition of the art but also being true to your own artistic vision.
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In Japan people drive on the left. In China people drive on the right. In Vietnam it doesn't matter.
