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P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

Art Nouveau got its inspiration from nature. The Bauhaus got its inspiration from engineering.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Nature Art Engineering Inspiration

Unlike Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods, Jackie Robinson never tried to convert himself into an acceptable black man.

John Gregory Dunne

Man Woods Black Tiger Never Tried

I tend to be overly responsible for other people's feelings.

Andrea Riseborough

People Feelings Responsible Other

This is the time for me to step out and show that I don't just want to play the nice guy roles, and I think I'll find out what my limits are.

Time Step Me Limits Think Play

When I was about 3 months pregnant, I was running, looked down, and there was blood everywhere. I totally freaked out, but the doctor said everything was okay, except that I had to stop running.

Doctor Down Stop Said Blood Okay

J-Hope always tries to cheer us up, and I'm so grateful. Actually, I like to call him a new leader for the group.

Leader Grateful New Group Him Up

When people endure a traumatic event, they are either defeated or made stronger. On Sept. 11, I told New Yorkers, 'I want you to emerge stronger from this.' My words were partially a hope and partially an observation that people in New York City handle big things better than little things. I could not be more proud of the way my city responded.

Hope Words New York People City You

Extremely religious, legalistic people have a criticism or judgment about everyone and everything. They just have a way of bringing people down with what they say.

People Criticism Down Say Way Just

We have no basis for having a recall of any particular type of voting equipment because there are no standards. And when we do have standards, even these standards are required to be voluntary.

DeForest Soaries

Voting Standards Recall Because Even

When I started researching history in the 1960s, a lot of women about whom I've subsequently written were actually footnotes to history. There was a perception that women weren't important. And it's true. Women were seen historically as far inferior to men.

Women History Men Perception True

But I don't want massive layoffs of anyone - public or private. We are planning on shrinking government through attrition and reform, not through random pink slips.

Government Random Pink Planning Want

It's a struggle for every young Black man. You know how it is, only God can judge us.

God Struggle Man Black Judge You

We need a conservative welfare reform initiative that is focused on putting people back to work and ensures taxpayer money is only spent on programs that have been proven to work.

Work Money People Back Initiative

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