P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
We Americans, who invented traffic, are always being startled by the forms into which it has evolved around the world.
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I want people to get over the stigma about hemp. These seeds can't make you high, but they will make you feel good.
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I'm as radical as libertarians come.
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There's guys like me who aren't going to the theater, so distributors are leaving money on the table.
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Since FDR's New Deal, corporations and wealthy families have been non-stop finding new ways to get tax breaks, deregulation and entitlements from the government.
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Or in other works I have also projected the sound in a cube of loudspeakers. The sound can move vertically and diagonally at all speeds around the public.
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Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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I think I'm a guy who loves to play defense. I have a great time in the outfield. I think it's fun robbing guys on hits - there are plenty of times you're gonna be robbed as a hitter.
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I got into politics because I was tired of complaining.
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The father figure doesn't impress me. I have a very friendly relationship with my father, but that wasn't always the case. My mother had custody, and I only saw him every other weekend. I never knew him well enough for him to inspire me.
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Getting pummelled is better than not playing anything at all.
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I think I would like to have lived in the 1930s and worn beautiful bias cut dresses all the time.
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I think there are a very few pro-lifers who would say that a zygote in a petri dish is the equivalent of you or me; it's just younger. If you can say that without laughing, maybe you are a true pro-lifer. But I think most people are able or willing to make distinctions that show they maybe don't quite believe that.
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I am a pretty level-headed person, but that person, Harry Reid, has been the most destructive entity in Washington when it comes to civility. By far.
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There's this perception sometimes around here that I'm this Hollywood guy.
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Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.
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I think I take on a little more responsibility when push comes to shove. I'm not scared to fail.
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Learning about factory farms and their horrendous treatment of animals is what made me become vegetarian in the first place. I also support the education of the public on adopting pets from animal shelters or saving homeless animals off the street in lieu of buying them from pet shops.
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I have never been one to flinch or crawfish when faced with an unpleasant task.
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I believe that one of life's greatest risks is never daring to risk.
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The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set some limit on infinite error.
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If someone were to come from another planet and see the world through movies, they'd think that the world was populated by white men in their 30s who shoot a lot.
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The world is not fair, and often fools, cowards, liars and the selfish hide in high places.
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We Americans, who invented traffic, are always being startled by the forms into which it has evolved around the world.
