P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

Liberals are always proposing perfectly insane ideas, laws that will make everybody happy, laws that will make everything right, make us live forever, and all be rich. Conservatives are never that stupid.

P. J. O'Rourke

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LiveHappyIdeasStupidRichNever

When I was there, something clicked in my head; I found myself interviewing people, searching out facts and figures. Later on I became much more self-conscious of what I was doing.

Joe Sacco

MyselfPeopleFactsDoingSearching

I figure if I keep my spirit in shape, the bones will take care of themselves.

Rita Moreno

CareTake CareWillSpiritShape

I still viewed myself as a reviewer when I was on radio. Was it appropriate for me? I think the answer is it's only inappropriate if I allowed it to affect my film reviewing. I don't think you will find any studio that said, 'Yeah, he went easy on us because he was shopping a script.'

Rod Lurie

MyselfMeShoppingThinkYouFind

Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapproval is to do without applause.

Rudolf Bing

WayWithoutLevelCannotApplause

I grew up in rural Pennsylvania, in a really rundown old house. I'd stay out till 8:30, 9:00 at night. Just blow in. My mom and dad never really cared much. It was okay. We were pretty free to roam. I mean, I had no concept of stopping play. It just didn't occur to anyone.

Michael Keaton

MomNightFreeHousePlayOkay

I think I'm pretty laid back. I like cooking, being at home, and going to concerts. And I love to shop!

Misty Copeland

LoveHomeCookingThinkBackPretty

It's hard to say what role race really played in my case.

Jayson Blair

SayRaceHardRolePlayedReally

I usually don't find myself reacting to my characters. I just create them ... And let the audience decide whether they're empathetic or scared or compelled to cheer me on.

Doug Hutchison

MyselfMeFindCreateAudienceJust

The Constitution has a good share of deliberately open-ended guarantees, like rights to due process of law, equal protection of the law, and freedom from unreasonable searches.

David Souter

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This thinking that you can have every single thing you want in life is not the thinking of a feminist. It's the thinking of a toddler.

Ariel Levy

LifeThinkingYouWantSingleEvery

You think I can be the MVP without practicing?

Allen Iverson

ThinkYouI CanWithoutPracticing

The number of Pelosi allies who have come to me and told me to back off, that I'm not doing the right thing, is exactly zero. The number of members of the caucus who voted for her, who have checked to see who was listening and then patted me on the back and then said, 'Keep going Seth, you're doing the right thing,' is literally dozens.

Seth Moulton

Keep GoingMeListeningDoingYou

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