P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
We will win an election when all the seats in the House and Senate and the chair behind the desk in the Oval Office and the whole bench of the Supreme Court are filled with people who wish they weren't there.
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You don't have to be an heiress to look like one, if you act like one then everyone will just presume you are one.
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I didn't start working out until college. But in college I could feel my body changing, and I knew that if I didn't make some changes, I was going to go in the wrong direction.
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All my brothers and my dad at one point had dreadlocks.
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I never thought of Kim Basinger in terms of age. For me she embodies woman with her subtleties and intricacies. She's sensual and intellectually engaging, elegant with a very strong personal style.
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You have to find something there that relates to the characters and reality on some level.
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The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that's supposed to protect them.
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In my state, over 17,000 households are going hungry on a regular basis.
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With few exceptions, one ought always do what one is afraid of.
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When you're in trouble, all you need is your bank card and passport, and you're fine.
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Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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Just to know that someone who's 15 years old is listening to my music and the work that I've done - it's definitely a blessing.
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Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
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By four years of age, the average child in a family receiving public assistance has heard about 13 million words, compared to 45 million for a child from a wealthier family. The disadvantages developed during their first four years are usually still present in high school.
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Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.
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Charlie Finley has soured my stomach for baseball.
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I don't want to go to prison... but there is nothing they can do to me that will make me stop this referendum.
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Men who never get carried away should be.
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I grew up in a household that was very left wing.
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When you play the game for fun, it's fun. When you play it for a living, it's a game of sorrows.
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The music of memory has its own pitch,which not everyone hears.
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If you're cooking and not making mistakes, you're not playing outside your safety zone. I don't expect it all to be good. I have fat dogs because I scrap that stuff out the back door.
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We will win an election when all the seats in the House and Senate and the chair behind the desk in the Oval Office and the whole bench of the Supreme Court are filled with people who wish they weren't there.
