P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

The foundation of collectivism is simple: There should be no important economic differences among people. No one should be too rich.

P. J. O'Rourke

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Sport is a wonderful metaphor for life. Of all the sports that I played - skiing, baseball, fishing - there is no greater example than golf, because you're playing against yourself and nature.

Robert Redford

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It seems that every generation needs its public, tweedy, literary personality to sell its consumer electronics. To whatever degree I can live up to the Plimptonian legacy, I am humble and proud.

John Hodgman

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Applause, it's very nice, of course. But when you're giving, and creating, and then there is the silence of everyone sitting there, listening, waiting, that is great.

Anna Netrebko

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I think life without spirit is in the dark, it is absurd.

Ang Lee

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Me and my wife watch laser discs, and I collect old computers. And one of my regular models is a 1993 computer with Windows 98 on it. I just love old technology, and I don't know what you would call that. I'm just stuck in 1991, '92.

Shooter Jennings

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Mostly, I straddle reality and the imagination. My reality needs imagination like a bulb needs a socket. My imagination needs reality like a blind man needs a cane.

Tom Waits

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I believe it's wrong to say someone can't do his or her job because of their heritage.

Rob Portman

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Monaco is quite a specialist track, and it is very difficult to say if a car will be suited to it or not. It's bumpy on the straights, and it's a very low-grip surface. All these things mean that you never know what to expect.

Romain Grosjean

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The reason we started the Driver Era is just 'cause our creative endeavors sort of demanded it.

Ross Lynch

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'The Hummingbird's Daughter' took 20 years to write.

Luis Alberto Urrea

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Speaking and singing were equally common in my house. I started songwriting about the time that I started forming sentences.

Lucy Dacus

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Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.

Jean Cocteau

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