P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

Stupid is a great force in human affairs.

P. J. O'Rourke

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GreatStupidHumanForceAffairs

The most important asset you need to protect in order to manage the demands of a job or an investment portfolio is your production of energy. And, just like with money, if you do a great job managing your energy, you'll get a great return.

Jim Loehr

GreatMoneyJobEnergyYouProtect

I'm not interested in being commodified. I'm not into being sold. I'm not a slave.

Jill Scott

SlaveNot InterestedBeingInterested

Loving your language means a command of its vocabulary beyond the level of the everyday.

John McWhorter

CommunicationLanguageLovingBeyond

My M.O. as far as choosing projects is I really try not to work. I try to not do the scripts that are offered me. I'm in this wonderful position to be able to do that.

Jeff Bridges

WorkMeTryPositionWonderfulAble

Proteins are the machinery of living tissue that builds the structures and carries out the chemical reactions necessary for life.

Michael Behe

LifeLivingOutNecessaryChemical

Everyone knows Mike Portnoy's reputation. He's a great drummer, and he helped us out in a great time of need. He really helped us get back underneath our feet and continue this band.

Johnny Christ

GreatTimeReputationFeetBackOut

Just the thought of being on Oprah's radar at all is humbling, but to actually have her take time get on the phone with me kind of blows my mind.

Amy Purdy

TimeMindMeThoughtPhoneKind

Education makes children less dependent upon others and opens doors to better jobs and career possibilities.

Solomon Ortiz

EducationChildrenBetterDoorsLess

We can't all be good at everything. This is partly the logic behind having a team in the first place, so each role can be filled with the person best suited for that role and together, every job and every strength is covered.

Simon Sinek

StrengthGoodBestTogetherJob

Skating has given me so much that it's priceless.

Michelle Kwan

MeSkatingPricelessMuchGiven

People don't realize that the Obama Administration has been, if anything, harder on whistleblowers than the Bush Administration. Part of the reason is that they know that the response will be more muted because the traditional constituency supporting whistleblowers just happen to be the same constituency as Obama's.

Jonathan Turley

PeopleKnowWillMoreReasonSame

I sing my sorrow, and I paint my joy.

Joni Mitchell

JoySorrowPaintSing

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