P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.

P. J. O'Rourke

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As a kid, you dream of winning the Stanley Cup. As you get older, you understand the importance of winning the Olympics.

Joe Sakic

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I love my family, I love my relatives. One special request I have is for the media back in Taiwan to kind of give them their space because they can't even go to work without being bombarded and people following them.

Jeremy Lin

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No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.

John Donne

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There are life-threatening issues related to diabetes.

Stephen Wallem

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Republicans have to be relieved. Given all the bad news this White House has faced, at least the president's hemorrhaging has stopped.

Stuart Rothenberg

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A successful lawsuit is the one worn by a policeman.

Robert Frost

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I'm a Kansas City kid, so I love my Royals and Chiefs. I went to the University of Kansas, so I love the Jayhawks. But I live in L.A., so I'm a fan of the Dodgers.

Rob Riggle

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I am going to get world-wide recognition from whoever wants it, and whoever wants to challenge me.

Deontay Wilder

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The process of building a part doesn't really stop.

Donald Pleasence

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I never sympathise with the accused unless there's a chance the accused is not guilty, but I certainly don't ever sympathise with the criminal.

Clint Eastwood

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Any time you get into a presidential campaign and the stakes are so high, all candidates - they want to be in complete control whenever they can. And you can't blame them for that.

Bob Schieffer

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People out there maybe know who Junior Parker is and some of those Sun Records blues guys.

Brian Setzer

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