P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

The problem with public school is not overcrowding in the classroom. The problem is not teacher unions. The problem is not underfunding or lack of computer equipment. The problem is your damn kids.

P. J. O'Rourke

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TeacherSchoolProblemDamnUnions

I got the nickname Spitfire for a reason - I burned inside to play volleyball.

Summer Altice

PlayInsideReasonGotVolleyball

I enjoy the details. I enjoy coming up with ideas for improving the script, changing scenes and deciding what locations and wardrobe should be - the process of making a film.

Sidney Sheinberg

IdeasProcessDetailsEnjoyUpFilm

I've never been ambitious.

Mireille Guiliano

NeverAmbitiousBeen

And I tell my audience, you know, give the real stars a round of applause. Because without them I'm nobody. So I learned so much from people like that.

Little Milton

StarsPeopleYouNobodyKnowReal

I want that fifth championship. If that does not present itself, then I'm closer to retirement.

Juan Manuel Marquez

PresentRetirementWantChampionship

I wanted to be an empowered woman, and I became an empowered woman. And now I want to empower every woman. And I do it through my clothes, I do it through my words, I do it through my money, I do it through everything.

Diane von Furstenberg

MoneyWomanWordsClothesNowWant

If we are now holding late-night talk-show hosts to the same moral accountability as we hold politicians or clergymen, I'm out. I'm gone.

Craig Ferguson

AccountabilityMoralNowLate-Night

When I had a full-time job, I really wasn't that busy, but now I'm really busy. I guess that's a good thing.

Chris Moneymaker

GoodJobBusyNowGuessReally

At Juilliard, I couldn't afford to have fun. I went to school and stayed home.

Anthony Mackie

HomeSchoolFunHave FunAfford

The Huntington Theatre has a really fine reputation. I was keenly aware of how well thought of they are and that they develop and support new plays.

Winnie Holzman

SupportTheatreReputationThought

Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen.

Pindar

GreatMenWiseChooseChoiceListen

I've had the pretty good fortune of working with some decent guys and gals.

Ryan Reynolds

GoodGood FortuneFortunePrettyHad

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