P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

Funding for the original manned Voyager Mars Program was scratched in 1968, before humans had gotten out of Low Earth Orbit. Mid-'60s plans for a Venus fly-by with astronauts actually flying by it met the same fate.

P. J. O'Rourke

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I would love to have twins - a girl and a boy - but who knows if that would happen. It would be my ideal situation. Wham, bam, be done with it.

Joanna Krupa

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If having a story that's compelling - you want to know what will happen - is traditional, then ultimately I am a traditionalist. That is what readers care about. It's what I care about as a reader. Now if I can have that along with a strong girding of ideas and some kind of exciting technical forays - then that is just the jackpot.

Jennifer Egan

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Ours is an open and accepting society, and has historically provided an avenue for lawful immigration to all those willing to accept the responsibilities of citizenship.

Spencer Bachus

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The idea is to be different with every film, and I'm glad my mother and my brother, who were sitting besides me during the screening of 'Ek Villain,' forget it was me on screen after the first 15 minutes.

Sidharth Malhotra

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I don't do the same show on any two nights.

Trace Adkins

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If you rile a tiger, he's going to show his claws.

Rob James-Collier

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Ed Herrmann was such a giant and was such a wonderful person. He was just a lovely, lovely man.

Rose Abdoo

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Whatever education I got was from experience and reading. But I also realize I wouldn't pass my friend's sixth-grade class.

Michelle Williams

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After my first record came out, I read everything. I was so amazed that I was in the press.

Liz Phair

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I am an all-surface wallpaper man that retired to become a printer.

JR

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I used to play chess when I was a kid and participate in national-level tournaments with the geekiest guys. This one time, I was losing terribly, so I batted my eyelashes and flirted as I asked for a draw. My dad just couldn't believe it. He thought, 'What have I created, a floozy?' But it worked!

Jordana Spiro

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Any good piece of material like Shakespeare ought to be open to reinterpretation.

Denzel Washington

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