P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

After the events of the 20th century, God, quite reasonably, left Europe. But He's still here in the United States.

P. J. O'Rourke

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GodEventsEuropeUnitedLeftHere

We hire people who are smarter than us.

Joe Gebbia

PeopleHireUsWhoSmarterThan

For the most part, I was surprised by the representation of female characters onscreen. I do hope that when we include more female storytellers, we will have more of the women that I recognize in my day to day life.

Jessica Chastain

LifeWomenHopeDayWillMore

Faced with ostracization at school and confinement at home, I turned to karaoke.

Jenny Zhang

HomeSchoolKaraokeConfinement

Every night I go over what I did in the day, in ethical or moral terms. Have I treated people properly? Did I tell the truth?

Jeanne Moreau

TruthDayPeopleNightGoMoral

CIA relies on a partner's focus, linguistic agility, and cultural depth; in return, the partner benefits from CIA's resources, technology, and global view.

Michael Hayden

TechnologyFocusPartnerViewDepth

Conspiracies are a perennial favorite for television producers because there is always a receptive audience.

Michael Shermer

TelevisionAlwaysAudienceBecause

I've done movies that have mostly feminine characters and elements, and I think that both 'Heathers' and 'Truth About Cats and Dogs' are, in their own weird ways - they're different ends of the girl movie spectrum, but they're very much centered around the female characters, and I like those movies, and I like working with good actresses.

Michael Lehmann

GoodGirlTruthCatsThinkWeird

Research has shown time and time again that infants who receive the high-quality child care and early education programs do better in school, have more developed social skills, and display fewer behavior problems.

Judy Biggert

EducationTimeSchoolChildResearch

Being successful at a very young age gave me the confidence and the capability to try out other things.

Joshua Lederberg

ConfidenceAgeMeYoungTryOut

It came to me that the one thing I could do was cook. And I figured I couldn't do any worse than the people running these places around town.

Colonel Sanders

PeopleMePlacesCookOne Thing

I hate auditioning so much.

Allison Janney

HateMuchAuditioning

People say you make your best work when you're in despair and all that, and at your lowest - but for me, I think happiness makes you positive, and I think that's a good creative place to write from.

Paul Weller

PositiveWorkGoodHappinessBest

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