P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

Political systems are run by self-selecting politicians. We don't draft people; it's not jury duty.

P. J. O'Rourke

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PeoplePoliticalRunDutyJury

When I was growing up, my mother would take me to plays and museums, and we'd talk about life. Those times helped shape who I became.

Jill Scott

LifeMotherMeGrowing UpGrowing

Some people will never take Madonna seriously - just as many never took Marilyn Monroe seriously. Novelty images - especially that of a sex symbol - are hard to erase.

Robert Hilburn

PeopleSexSeriouslyWillNever

I don't want to be considered a leader based on what people think goes on in the clubhouse.

Matt Holliday

LeaderPeopleThinkWantGoesBased

AOL invented social networking.

Jeff Bewkes

NetworkingSocialAOLInvented

Man differs more from Man, than Man from Beast.

John Wilmot

ManBeastMoreThanDiffers

To me, flowers are happiness.

Stefano Gabbana

HappinessFlowersMe

Before Bitcoin, I was just waiting around for the Singularity.

Roger Ver

WaitingJustBitcoinSingularity

My husband and I were very different: I'm spontaneous and emotional; I'm loud - he was exactly the opposite. But you need to be flexible.

Rita Moreno

HusbandYouFlexibleNeedEmotional

It's true that your environment influences how you write.

Mary Gaitskill

EnvironmentYouTrueWriteYourHow

Poetry is how I feed the soul, and it's how I fire the furnace of writing.

Luis Alberto Urrea

FireSoulPoetryWritingFeedHow

As long as you live, keep learning how to live.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

LearningLiveLongYouKeepHow

You can't spend your life apologizing.

Jude Law

LifeYouYourApologizingSpend

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