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P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

The people who despise America are the editors of the 'New Statesman.' Their green-card applications must have been turned down.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: November 14, 1947

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People America Down New Must Been

My first kiss was at a sleep-away camp, and it was very awkward and over quickly. And that was that. It was just the weirdest thing, and I thought, 'That was it? Get out of here!' I didn't even know his last name.

Kiss Thought Name Know First Over

In many ways, writing is the act of saying 'I,' of imposing oneself upon other people, of saying, 'Listen to me, see it my way, change your mind.' It's an aggressive, even a hostile act.

Change People Mind Me Writing Way

While I've said that there are plenty of things I dislike about the South, I can be clear that there are things I love about the South.

Love I Can Said Dislike Things

Life-writing calls for any number of dubious gifts: A touch of O.C.D., a lack of imagination, a large desk, neutrality of Swiss proportions, tactlessness, a high tolerance for archival dust. Most of all it calls for an act of displacement. 'To find your subject, you must in some sense lose yourself along the way,' is Richard Holmes's version.

Imagination Yourself Tolerance Lose

My fans are my critics, and I respect their feedback and constructive criticism, but they should not try to own me. Don't they experiment with their looks, too? If they are my real fans, then they will accept me how I am.

Respect I Am Me Criticism Feedback

All writers steal. You might as well steal from the best.

Best You Well Might Steal Writers

I don't care if people like Trump or hate him, if they voted for him or not; people just want to have a good time. They don't want to hear about immigration or whatever on a record or at a show.

Shooter Jennings

Good Time Hate People Care Want

As a very small boy, my passion was nature, and I had pets - cats, a dog and a bunny rabbit - and I wrote a very small book called 'My Pets,' filled with their photographs and a discussion about my pets and how much I loved them... That was my first book.

Nature Dog Passion Cats Small Book

I'm a very gentle man, not unlike Gandhi.

Man Gentle Very Gandhi Unlike

I love the new technology. New things give you a reason to want to go to the studio. New challenges mean you have to keep up, you know?

Love Technology New Things Challenges

TV is easier: it's all planned out for you and the audience is there to see a show and they are all pumped up but when you are in a comedy club, you have to be really funny to win them over.

Funny Win Comedy You Over See

It's inconceivable to some people that that wouldn't be the sexiest thing to do in the whole world: to be a movie star, and make money, and be pampered, and whatever.

Money People World Some People Star

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