P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
Russians not only vehemently despise blacks, they believe Africa begins at the Ukraine border.
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The only way I can be there and really get into the character is if I'm her.
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Thanks to aid, a distressing number of African leaders care little about what their citizens want or need - after all it's the reverse of the Boston tea-party - no representation without taxation.
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On my days off, I love denim cut off shorts with gladiator sandals and crop tops.
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It comes down to a question of attention: it's difficult to use the Net distractedly, unlike the television or the radio.
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Mankind's feeling of responsibility to create a decent life and make it worth living with dignity has always been stronger than the will to kill life.
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Being in a wheelchair for 30 years. I'm not whining about it because I don't dwell on things I can't do anything about, you know. I never really think about until somebody mentions it. I did take a bullet.
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Information of fundamental importance to the general problem of atomic structure has resulted from systematic studies of the cosmic radiation carried out by the Wilson cloud-chamber method.
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That was the first major social sciences conference at which social scientists from all cultures wanted to reach a consensus on whether we can continue to pursue a national course in the social sciences or whether we need a cosmopolitan path that also connects us in a new way.
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War used to be something you could stand on the nearby hill and watch. Now we have total war; everybody's in it. We have total economics as well. Everything affects everybody. The Malaysian currency shakes, and people around the world are seriously affected.
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For single women, admitting that you want kids when you're still unattached can feel like exposing a vulnerability. It did to me.
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I love performing in front of an audience. I like the questions; I like controversy.
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I got a scholarship to Seattle University and I was writing arrangements for singers and everybody. But the music course was too dry and I really wanted to get away from home.
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I'm disappointed that I really haven't been able to race in a way that is reflective of the amount of work that I have done and how I have trained. But I don't regret giving this a go.
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The thought of somebody pulling and cutting around my face gives me stomach ache. Plastic surgery would be so painful. What if it doesn't look good? What if they made a mistake? I couldn't do it.
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It's an infinite creative universe to explore so why chase conservative options?
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Television is a visual medium. You have to create some kind of visual interest. And it's entertainment for your eyes.
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Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.
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It is a general truth that students of language in every era try to colonize some or all of the other human sciences.
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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.
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God's law is God's law, period. Teach your children that.
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I think England will win a Test. My concern is Australia will probably win two.
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Before acting, I wanted to become a journalist. I also toyed with the idea of being a chef - but that's only when people asked me what I wanted to be. In fact, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I didn't ever believe that I was good enough to be come one.
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I'm a firm believer in time. I know a lot of people don't believe in time like I do, but I think time heals and kind of reveals all for me.
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Russians not only vehemently despise blacks, they believe Africa begins at the Ukraine border.
