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P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

Like most sensible people, you probably lost interest in modern art about the time that Julian Schnabel was painting broken pieces of the crockery that his wife had thrown at him for painting broken pieces of crockery instead of painting the bathroom and hall.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: November 14, 1947

Topics

Time Art Wife Broken People You

Writing careers are short. For every 100 writers, 99 never get published. Of those who do, only one in every hundred gets a career out of it, so I count myself as immensely privileged.

Myself Writing Short Career Never

'Skins' had been a brilliant breeding ground for young actors, young directors and young writers. It was a safe environment to experiment; it tried new things, and it was an amazing time and amazing to be part of it.

Time New Things Amazing Environment

The problem with the standard American diet, a primary cause of our current obesity epidemic, is the fact that the majority of foods consumed are high in calories and low in micronutrients.

American Diet Problem Obesity High

I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Hawaii Born I Was Born Raised

You spend a lot of time studying, and you want to do something with that. Something that's tangible, like creating a show, writing a screenplay, making a difference.

Time Writing You Creating Want Show

I used to be really into Kundalini yoga, and all the teachers show up, and they always wear white because they say it expands their aura by several feet, so I thought, 'If it works for them...'

Sophie Hawley-Weld

Feet Thought White Say Teachers Up

There are too many conservatives who are terrified of being labelled. They're afraid of being labelled, and they're afraid of being not liked.

Afraid Being Who Many Conservatives

My mom was a model. She had me at 20, so she was a young mother.

Mother Me Mom Young She Model

The government can give citizens opportunity and it's their responsibility to take advantage of it.

Michael Mandelbaum

Opportunity Responsibility Government

Kissing a man with a beard is a lot like going to a picnic. You don't mind going through a little bush to get there!

Man Mind Beard Picnic You Little

My mother, who is nearly ninety now, still talks continually about my father. All my life, I've been aware of her grief about his absence and her strong pride in his conduct.

Life Father Mother Grief Strong Now

I always think it's a good policy to like the people who like you.

Good People Think You Always Policy

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