P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
There is a fine line in the Third World between half a dozen customs officials waiting for you to offer them a bribe and half a dozen customs officials waiting for you to offer them a bribe so they can throw you in jail.P. J. O'Rourke
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I didn't know much about golf growing up.
Yogi Berra -
I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
Larry Wilcox -
In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff.
Namie Amuro -
I always enjoyed movies and in hindsight I realise how captivating they were to me.
Adam Brody -
I've always been an underdog. I feel like I beat the odds.
J. Cole -
In the final analysis this congressional race is always going to be a close race, whether there's a presidential race or governor's race or not. But is this a better year? Yes, this would probably be a better year.
Baron Hill
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It's just someone has labelled us as having a different label to do what you do. I find that labels are the worst thing in the world for artistic expression.
Ornette Coleman -
There was no reality to pain when it left one, thought while it held one fast all other realities failed.
Rachel Field -
Since belief determines behavior, doesn't it make sense that we should be teaching ethical, moral values in every home and in every school in America?
Zig Ziglar -
I was chosen for 'Wolverine' because there weren't any other Japanese actresses available who could speak English. With 'Batman v Superman' and 'Hannibal,' I got the roles as a result of previous work I'd done, not just because of my nationality.
Tao Okamoto -
I had no work after 'Gangster' for two years, and my sister Rangoli met with an accident that destroyed her looks. My struggle with my parents combined with the industry not accepting me made me feel alienated.
Kangana Ranaut -
It's more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.
Imran Khan
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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.
J. B. Smoove -
Dick Cheney and Bush's rise to power were built on tons of money from corporations and a dulled press.
Adam McKay -
Education should be totally secular. I am not telling people not to believe in God, but it should be a personal matter which should be done at home.
Nawal El Saadawi -
They hate whom they fear.
Quintus Ennius -
I think Shakespeare is like a dialect. If I heard a broad Scots accent, I'd probably struggle at first but then I'd start to look for words I recognise and I'd get the gist. I think Shakespeare is like that.
Ralph Fiennes -
In fact I enjoyed every minute of my life at King's, especially the discovery of French and German literature.
Patrick White
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Pops always taught us that family is the strongest unit in the world. If you stick with your family, nobody can break you, nobody can harm you. You'll always have your family.
Mavis Staples -
I came to realize, along with being attracted to girls, I had similar feelings for boys.
Joel Grey -
I care far more how humanity lives than how long. Progress, for me, means increasing goodness and happiness of individual lives. For the species, as for each man, mere longevity seems to me a contemptible ideal.
C. S. Lewis -
The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.
E. W. Howe -
The way a play is seen is completely dependent on the circumstances and the world in which it is received.
Harry Hadden-Paton -
There is a fine line in the Third World between half a dozen customs officials waiting for you to offer them a bribe and half a dozen customs officials waiting for you to offer them a bribe so they can throw you in jail.
P. J. O'Rourke