P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

Russians not only vehemently despise blacks, they believe Africa begins at the Ukraine border.

P. J. O'Rourke

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BelieveBorderAfricaOnlyBegins

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

Jesus Christ

LoveGoodFatherRainSunEvil

My parents are kind and accepting. Because so many of my friends were gay, it was just an accepted thing in my house. I was very lucky.

Melissa McCarthy

ParentsFriendsHouseGayKindJust

We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success.

Matthew McConaughey

SuccessFailureMoreThanDissect

I don't think I was awake for much of my childhood. I did a lot of napping. This might have been a defensive measure against encroaching depression. Until about the age of eleven or twelve, I had zero interests other than trying to steal gumballs from supermarket gumball machines.

Michael Ian Black

AgeDepressionChildhoodThinkAwake

If you like quick put-downs and aggressive interactions with the audience, you will probably not enjoy the rambles of an unusual character act making jokes about cats for an hour.

Amy Hoggart

CharacterCatsEnjoyYouWillQuick

Shopping with friends is a great way of still enjoying the thrill of the chase without having to make a purchase. It can also be a real bonding opportunity. Helping your friend find something nice is just as rewarding as helping yourself.

Sophie Kinsella

FriendOpportunityGreatYourself

Get busy living, or get busy dying.

Stephen King

BusyLivingDyingGet

Our people, our shareholders, me, Bill Gates, we expect to change the world in every way, to succeed wildly at everything we touch, to have the broadest impact of any company in the world.

Steve Ballmer

ChangeChange The WorldPeopleWorld

There's nothing very interesting about my life.

Romola Garai

LifeInterestingMy LifeNothing

Peggy Guggenheim is a real hero to have done what she did in a man's world, as the art world still is.

Roisin Murphy

ArtHeroManWorldDoneShe

Woodstock was the antithesis of what the music industry turned into. And if anyone tries to tie another Woodstock festival to an obnoxious sponsor, I'll be out protesting again.

Michael Wadleigh

MusicWoodstockOutTieIndustry

The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.

Jawaharlal Nehru

PersonMoreDangerAwayWhoThan

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