P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

Conservatives really don't believe in politics as the primary instrument of getting along in life and therefore don't tend to put their energy into it a way people left of center do.

P. J. O'Rourke

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One thing I was thinking about the other day was you can't even conceive of the kinds of things you can do in movies today. The idea that you could draw, in a computer, dinosaurs and have them running around was totally impossible.

John Badham

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Only God can look at somebody's heart.

Joel Osteen

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My agents usually get a breakdown of all the projects that are out there. When I got 'Divergent,' they hadn't finished the script. They knew they wanted the leader of the Dauntless to have a certain demeanor and energy. They had me read a short monologue, and I got the part.

Mekhi Phifer

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Regardless of what our national credit rating is, people will always want a roof over their heads, food on their tables, fuel for their cars, and clothes on their backs.

Robert Kiyosaki

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When a script like 'Hardflip' comes along, with a real depiction of the rewards of a father-son relationship but also the difficulties of building one, you have my attention.

John Schneider

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I'm an actor. I hate to blow everyone's illusions.

Stephen Colbert

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A prime example of 'turning the other cheek' would be the United States allowing Canada to exist as a country. Sure, we could take over Canada with ease. We'd certainly benefit from conquering a country rich in natural resources and never-ending comedic talent. Instead, we decide to make friends and treat them with the utmost respect.

Steven Crowder

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I cook naked, and I walk around naked. I'm very comfortable with my body.

Tracee Ellis Ross

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For style and for creating a mood of optimism and hope - Kennedy on that count is as effective as any president the country has had in its history.

Robert Dallek

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If we can't look at the good, bad and ugly of who we are, we are never going to progress as people - ever.

Rosie Perez

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When I create characters, I create a world to inhabit and they begin to feel very real for me. I don't belong in a psych ward, I don't think, but they become very real, like my own family, and then I have to say goodbye, close the door, and work on other things.

Lois Lowry

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I grew up watching and learning from the ultimate partnership, and that is of my father and late uncle.

Jonathan Tisch

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