P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

Positive rights are the right to shelter, the right to education, the right to health care, the right to a living wage. These things are - these are, I would call them, more properly, political rights rather than positive rights. And they are extremely tricky, because now we are dealing with things that are zero sum.

P. J. O'Rourke

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Sin is whatever obscures the soul.

Andre Gide

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Finding a way to find humor in things that are hardcore is definitely something that, I think, the sitcom does best.

Megyn Price

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It's so funny when you're actually directing because things start popping that you don't expect to pop, and something that you think is going to pop, maybe doesn't quite have the impetus that you thought it might.

Stephen Moyer

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Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present.

Sidney Hook

FearPastDeathPresentTyranny

I have high expectations of myself. I always have, always will. That will never waver. I always believe in my talent - always have.

Russell Wilson

MyselfTalentBelieveExpectations

Success means making profits and avoiding losses.

Martin Zweig

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There's a lot of directors who were actors, so they have the sensibility of an actor, which sometimes helps.

Luke Evans

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I was very fortunate to have a wonderful woman as my voice coach when I started singing professionally. I was only 19, so now it's been 60 years!

Johnny Mathis

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One of those things that I like about TV is that if you get a group of people you like, you can work with these people for months at a time, and you can discover their strengths and weaknesses, and you can use those in the direction where you take the characters.

Denis Leary

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Presidential leadership needn't always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.

Donald Rumsfeld

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When you're getting on plans and traveling all over the place, it can be very hard to keep yourself healthy and avoid catching a cold.

Colm Wilkinson

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When a fan holds out Helen's picture for me to autograph, I usually sign it Linda Hunt - just to make their heads really crazy.

Bonnie Hunt

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