P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

What Alexander Graham Bell thought up occupied less space than a flower vase. Now it's so small that I have to search all my pockets to discover I've received a spam text.

P. J. O'Rourke

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In some cases, I quite like irritating people who need to be irritated.

Robert Smith

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I believe the biggest stigma right now, with mental health, is that a lot of men are not talking about it.

Mauro Ranallo

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Touring is really hard because you're gone for three months at a time.

Andy Grammer

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For my children, it makes sense to talk about modernizing Social Security, letting them create stronger personal accounts, letting them get a higher rate of return over the long run.

John Sununu

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Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.

Ambrose Bierce

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I remember reading the script for 'Dangerous Liaisons' and thinking that I could quite happily spend the rest of my life watching this film; the story and the writing were so wonderful.

Stephen Frears

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Social enables word of mouth at an unprecedented scale. Its most powerful effect, through reviews and recommendations, is to put product quality and value for money as the key to success in commerce. Social brings a level of transparency that prevents marketers from advertising their way to success without underlying product quality.

Roelof Botha

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Filming 'Doctor Who' is so incredibly different to 'Spooks.' Near to the surface, there's quite a silly atmosphere. A lot of the times, you're on the verge of giggles because it's so over the top.

Miranda Raison

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All evil comes from the old. They grow fat on ideas and young men die of them.

Jean Anouilh

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I want to be on a successful team, and I know that paying one or two or three players premium hurts your chances of being able to bring in extra talent.

Jay Cutler

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The fact is that all writers create their precursors. Their work modifies our conception of the past, just as it is bound to modify the future.

Jorge Luis Borges

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Sometimes being a survivor is the greatest compliment you can get in Hollywood.

Dean Jones

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