P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

When I was fifteen, I dreamed of living in the big city, as many a young person does if he is artistic and sensitive. By 'artistic and sensitive' I mean short, skinny, unkissed, bad at sports, and carrying a C average in high school.

P. J. O'Rourke

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SportsSchoolCityHigh SchoolShort

People tend to pay too little attention to history - the history of Silicon Valley and American business - and think they're the first people to come across a problem.

John Collison

BusinessHistoryPeopleThinkFirst

The return from cows and sheep in cheese is worth much money every day in the season, without calves and lambs, and without the manure, which all return corn and fruit.

Robert Grosseteste

MoneyDayFruitSheepEvery Day

You've got to sell fights; you've got to be entertaining.

Michael Bisping

YouGotEntertainingSellFights

I could stand to lose 10 or 15 pounds, but honestly, I'm happy the way I am. I feel comfortable with it. I'd rather have that extra 10, 15 pounds on me than live a lifestyle of trying to sustain this unattainable weight.

Stephanie Klein

LiveI AmHappyMeStandLose

I love mirrors.

Sophia Amoruso

LoveMirrorsI Love

If I prepare myself for a character, for a role, I always try to understand her.

Sibel Kekilli

CharacterMyselfUnderstandTryRole

'Titanium' wasn't supposed to be me singing, but they put my demo vocal back on.

Sia

MeSingingBackSupposedVocalPut

I'm not high maintenance.

Sienna Miller

As a result, we will continue to see more innovation on the Internet and on mobile phones than on consoles.

Trip Hawkins

InnovationInternetResultWillSee

I really wanted to be the biggest, baddest guy - not to mess with anybody, just so nobody would mess with me.

Mike Daniels

MeNobodyMessGuyJustWould

I don't like post-modernism. It's cynical, and takes no discipline - you just copy. It doesn't allow a film to be open to reality.

Luca Guadagnino

DisciplineRealityYouCopyOpen

I am personally convinced - and I think the Greek people share this belief in a fundamental way - that we can achieve fiscal consolidation more effectively and we can restore competitiveness in a more fundamental and permanent way within the euro area than outside.

Lucas Papademos

I AmPeopleThinkAchieveWayMore

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