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P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

Infant mortality and life expectancy are reasonable indicators of general well-being in a society.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Life Society Well-Being Mortality

You cannot get me to be disloyal to a friend. You just can't do it. Loyalty is a part of what I live by. I didn't say I was going to be loyal to my friend because he was right. I'm going to be loyal to my friend because he's my friend.

Friend Live Loyalty Me You Say

I stepped into the martial arts movie market when I was only 16. I think I have proved my ability in this field and it won't make sense for me to continue for another five or 10 years.

Me Think Ability Years Arts Market

I'm a New York girl. I come out of New York theater.

Girl New York New Out Come Theater

Ideas are only lethal if you suppress and don't discuss them. Ignorance is not bliss, it's stupid. Banning books shows you don't trust your kids to think and you don't trust yourself to be able to talk to them.

Trust Ignorance Yourself Ideas Think

I know how to cut meat, yeah. I know how to cook, basically.

Stellan Skarsgard

Know Meat Cut Cook How Yeah

If I had been elected president in 1948, history would be vastly different. I believe we would have stemmed the growth of Big Government, which had begun with the New Deal and culminated with the Great Society.

Growth History Great Government New

The love that I get outweighs the hate.

I found out I had a real love for comedy and comedy writing. The logic was, there weren't too many female comedians, so I thought I might as well try a field that had fewer competitors than the field I was in, which was acting, singing and dancing.

Love Writing Singing Thought Comedy

To the people here, we are outsiders. Foreigners.

Roberto Clemente

People Here Outsiders Foreigners

When I was young, I would go to the races and it was an unbelievable feeling when you'd watch them race.

You Feeling Go Young Race Watch

I've never looked through a keyhole without finding someone was looking back.

Looking Back Looking Someone Finding

So what did influence 'Bird Box?' Well, I've had a crush on Medusa since about 1985. Maybe the book is an ode to her.

Bird Influence Book Box Crush Her

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