P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

Pete Seeger is a modest, unassuming, cheerful, and kind-natured man. He's a good folk singer, if you can stand folk singing. And he's such an excellent banjo player that you almost don't wish you had a pair of wire cutters.

P. J. O'Rourke

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I was very fascinated by the time when firearms went from being fire sticks to being something people could use to hunt and to survive.

Joe Perry

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I'm not thinking when I'm writing, 'How's this going to read?' Or, 'What percentage of the audience is going to stay with me?' The thing itself is what gives me pleasure. Sometimes stuff just falls onto the page so beautifully and happily that it's deeply satisfying. It's selfish!

Jim Crace

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We should not make the mistake of equating the E.U. with Europe. Outside the E.U., we wouldn't cease to be Europeans. But, an exit would definitely risk losing those opportunities for our children while growing no similar opportunities elsewhere.

Andrew Lansley

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For an actor, to be able to do something different and fun every week is an incredible treat.

Matt Lanter

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If you are looking for a hedge for potential inflation for the future and have a longer term view, then gold is still a good bet.

John Paulson

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I'm a casual F1 racing fan. I'm probably more of a stock car, NASCAR guy.

Robin Zander

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If you learn a martial art, you learn to be dangerous, but simultaneously, you learn to control it.

Jordan Peterson

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A person who can go out and get 40 is going to get a lot more respect than somebody who goes out and holds somebody to two points. It's just the nature of the game. It doesn't bother me.

Draymond Green

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Everyone is treating it like a Hollywood story. In Madison, it's a neighborhood story.

Chris Farley

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The Butcherettes are led by a female singer, and they're sort of wild.

Chino Moreno

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Sylvia Plath was just a month and a half older than I, and when she committed suicide I was only 30 - and very shocked and sorry. I never knew her personally.

Anne Stevenson

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I'm not fearful for myself, because I've seen adversity, and I can see it again. But I feel very upset and anguished when I see images of young lawyers beaten up.

Asma Jahangir

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