P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

Our regulatory bodies strive to create honest dealings, fair trades, and a situation in which no one has an advantage over anyone else. But human beings aren't honest. And all trades are made because one person thinks he's getting the better of the other, and the other person thinks the same.

P. J. O'Rourke

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BetterSituationCreatePersonHuman

English is clipped in speech. Texas is exactly the opposite.

Michael Caine

TexasSpeechOppositeEnglish

So, do you live around here often?

Steven Wright

LiveYouHereAroundOften

I don't really do glasses. It's a good look, but I'm not big on wearing clear glasses for fashion. And I don't wear too many shades because my fans love to see my eyes.

Trey Songz

LoveGoodEyesGlassesFashionLook

When the folks at Holiday Inn Express handed me a pancake with my very own face on it, I knew I had finally made it. Then, I grabbed a knife and fork, and tucked into my face. And I'm happy to report: I'm delicious.

Rob Riggle

HappyMeFaceHolidayKnifeOwn

I can't make a perfect record. When I try to, I bleed all the feeling out of it.

Rodney Crowell

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I learned from my father how to swear right and how to string it together for optimum effect/affect. I use it like karate. I bring it out when it's needed.

Ross Mathews

FatherTogetherRightOutBringHow

I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.

Dido Armstrong

WomanStrongIndependent WomanMy Own

I like the idea of helping people help people.

Bryan Adams

PeopleHelpHelping PeopleIdeaLike

Markets can't think about anything beyond about three months. This is very long-term for markets, which is why the important things in life have got to be taken outside of the marketplace.

Susan George

LifeThinkImportantThreeWhy

If you're a filmmaker who grew up wanting to make a movie for people to have that female experience of sitting in the theater together, it's hard to do unless you can compete with the bigger spectacles that are being offered to them.

Susanna Fogel

ExperienceTogetherPeopleYouHard

Study the public behavior of top stars and you can detect a keen attentiveness to brand value.

Peter Bart

StarsValueBrandBehaviorYouTop

I went from being the shy weirdo to the class clown in a couple of years.

Thomas Middleditch

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