P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

I like fiction and the kind of history that gives the grace and flavor of fiction to the past. No bloviation on current events, please. I can write that junk myself.

P. J. O'Rourke

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HistoryMyselfPastGraceI Can

I've been marching in every single ethnic nationality parade all throughout the City of New York. We're all Americans first and foremost, but people understand their heritage and it's good to see.

Joe Lhota

GoodNew YorkPeopleCityHeritage

In 2008, I was one of the young feminist whippersnappers who voted for Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries - or as many of my older counterparts called me at the time, a traitor.

Jessica Valenti

TimeMeYoungOverTraitorOlder

I thought journalism would enable me to be a mile wide and an inch deep.

Matt Ridley

MeDeepThoughtJournalismInch

In an era of social everything, we want to spark possibility and opportunity in the creative arts, in real life, person to person.

Angela Ahrendts

LifeOpportunityCreativeSparkWant

'Indiana Jones' wasn't physically tough, but they are the only two films I've ever been ill on. On 'The Last Crusade,' I got sciatica. That's when the sciatic nerve, which goes through the funny hole in your pelvis down your leg, swells and rubs against the nerves.

John Rhys-Davies

FunnyToughDownTwoLegAgainst

A career in entertainment has a lifespan, like one in sport.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

CareerEntertainmentLikeSport

I love to read, and I love to write. I love to read. You have no idea how many books I have.

Mary Mouser

LoveYouWriteBooksIdeaRead

Differences exist in practice and organization between the Lord's Church and man-made institutions.

Russell M. Nelson

PracticeOrganizationChurchLord

I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.

Christopher Hitchens

PeopleToleranceNarrow-MindedMost

I enjoy coming to Scotland, and my favourite memory has to be my first Open at Carnoustie. Coming over from a small town and playing in something so big to golf and y'all.

Boo Weekley

MemorySmallGolfEnjoySmall Town

I get enraged when people start telling other people how to live their lives.

Brad Pitt

LivePeopleStartGetTellingHow

I love acting. Modeling is fun, too, but I feel like there is more room to stretch yourself and open yourself up to new experiences with acting. That's why I got into acting in the first place.

Arden Cho

LoveYourselfFunFeelActingPlace

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