P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

Freedom is not empowerment. Empowerment is what the Serbs have in Bosnia. Anybody can grab a gun and be empowered.

P. J. O'Rourke

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I have no problem with Brock Lesnar being a part-timer, because he's earned that spot. He's a multiple time champion in WWE, a former UFC Champion, NCAA amateur wrestling champion, so his accolades speak for themselves.

Jinder Mahal

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Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

John F. Kennedy

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On the 17th of May, the Delos put out to sea. I was immediately affected with sea-sickness, which, however, lasted but a short time. I remained on deck constantly, forcing myself to exercise.

John James Audubon

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What I wanted was for everyone listening to understand that these things mattered - not necessarily for me, but in this particular forum they mattered in terms of whether of not we were getting a person who should sit on the Supreme Court.

Anita Hill

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My goal is a tech-free Saturday.

Shira Goodman

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My 15-year-old threw open the door the other day to my room and screamed, ''Freaks and Geeks' only has one season? Can they make another one?' And I tried to explain to her that it happened a long time ago. She didn't understand that because it felt very relevant to her.

Shonda Rhimes

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My father made me take three years of Latin in high school.

Robert David Hall

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If you go out once a week, they can blast on you that you're always out all the time, but I always put work first, and people sometimes don't see the side of going into the weight room, behind-the-scenes-type stuff with football.

Rob Gronkowski

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I generally sell my records online or at the show. You can undersell the distributor and the stores, and people know what they're getting cause they've just seen you live.

Roy Ayers

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I had no expectation that the Prince would offer me the unprecedented and unfettered access to the original and entirely untapped sources on which this biography is based.

Jonathan Dimbleby

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A grill is just a source of heat. Just like a stove, it is very user-friendly.

Bobby Flay

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Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course... the space between your ears.

Bobby Jones

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