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P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

Adam Smith's huge failure was the fact that he did not foresee the industrial revolution.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Failure Revolution Industrial Fact

I was shot down by a fifth ball, which struck me squarely in the face, and passed out.

John Brown Gordon

Me Face Down Ball Out Shot

That inner narrative - the desire to understand the way I am - never really switches off.

I Am Desire Understand Way Never Am

Becoming a mother has been the best thing ever for me. It's become my life's work. Not just parenting, but sharing information and encouraging other women to be receptive to the basic nature of motherhood.

Life Work Nature Mother Women Best

If you can't stop somebody from working and making movies that you hate, what's the next best thing? Destroy them personally.

Best Hate You Stop Movies Next

Like most kids, I grew up singing 'This Land Is Your Land' in grammar school, but with the most radical verses neatly removed. This was before I knew it was a Woody Guthrie song.

School Singing Song Land Grammar Up

A mother has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.

Mother Child Think Twice Her Once

But I quite like that the public has a very short attention span. If I haven't been on telly for a little bit, I can sense it. People don't take as much notice of you, it's really quite palpable.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

People Short Attention You I Can

People have said to me, You can't write songs. You can't play an instrument. But I've got 10 gold records.

People Me Gold You Play Said

I was always fascinated by the decision-making process and the managerial process and just business in general.

Ronald Perelman

Business Process Decision-Making Just

For me, it is important to stay close to my players.

Claudio Ranieri

Me Important Stay Players Close

And Israel, being a tiny, small country, of course has interest to strengthen - we have interest to strengthen our relations with other countries, mostly countries that were hostile for many, many years.

Small Country Years Israel Interest

You can feel like, 'I look really bad', but to other people you can be really gorgeous.

People Feel You Look Bad Gorgeous

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