P. J. O'Rourke
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Sometimes, at night, my thumbs hurt because I've texted so much, so I definitel... MIRANDA COSGROVE I went from a playing in a bar on a bar stool for free beer and tip money, where people weren't ... JAKE OWEN I've been watching Michael J. Fox since I was a toddler, basically. I watched all the 'Back ... JULIETTE GOGLIA 'Bell Choir Coast' is about a fictional land where I was able to start over, discover myself... SYDNEY WAYSER NICOLE KIDMAN I've got four pitches now. I don't have to use them all the time, but I've got them in m... DREW POMERANZ Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON I overanalyze things way too much, to the point where it affects my life. Like, when I'm talking... LUCY HALE KARRIE WEBB I'm pretty klutzy and I've always been, so I have to own up to it. It's part of my charm... ERICA DURANCE CLIVE SINCLAIR VINCE GILL I've never had a chance to sit down and enjoy what's happened - I've been too panicked a... ADAM RICKITT STEVEN SPIELBERG People return my phone calls now, which is really interesting. I'll tell you what I've learn... TATE TAYLOR KEVIN MCCLOUD I've learned how to use my spam filter pretty effectively. AL YANKOVIC LEVEN RAMBIN I'm way bigger than people think I am. I'm way bigger. I've been underrated all my life,... RUTGER HAUER I've always been slightly afraid of coming out with my record because it's so personal to me... DUFFY ISAAC HAYES CHARLIE PUTH In India I've been to all the award functions, but that was in Hindi; now it's in English so... ANIL KAPOOR I'm definitely doing better. I never realized that I would get the support that I've gotten ... PIA TOSCANO AERIN LAUDER KEITH HARING I've always had that attitude about my career: it's something that I do, but it's not my... BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE I've done Graham Norton's show three times now. He tackles taboos and subject matter that wo... KYLE MACLACHLAN It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON My healthcare plan puts more money into average families' pockets than the Bush tax cuts... He&#... DICK GEPHARDT I'm not trying to be the highest-paid receiver in the National Football League. I've never r... DONALD DRIVER MARY LAMBERT I grew up with a lot of brothers, and I don't have any sisters, so for me it's really import... MICKALENE THOMAS I'm obsessed. I've always needed to know what's going on but now it's a must. PATRICIA CLARKSON MARK WAHLBERG JAMES GUNN ELLEN DEGENERES You know, I said I have this problem that I need to more carefully read Akron's text because it&... H. R. GIGER When I started at Bloomingdale's as a buyer, Alexander's was a discounter across the street,... MICKEY DREXLER So far in my career, I've achieved what I've achieved because I've believed that I could... CARMEN MARTON PEYTON MANNING NEIL GAIMAN BILLY CONNOLLY I love Kelly Clarkson's message, and I've heard comparisons to P!nk. RACHEL PLATTEN GEORGE CARLIN So people think I'm lying about my age all the time? It's the records that are wrong. I'... CALISTA FLOCKHART I'm all about small towns. I think it's a great place to grow up. KACEY MUSGRAVES The characters in my stories all have quite loud lives in my head. It's a relief to get them on ... RACHEL JOYCE SERENA WILLIAMS NASH GRIER It's a hard call, but I've no desire to live my children's lives. I think my job as a fa... ERNIE HUDSON I'm a stand-up comic. Anything else I do besides that is a plus, but stand-up comedy is what I d... DAVE ATTELL I know my body. What happened is that I got so caught up in the applause I forgot how I should dance... GELSEY KIRKLAND I've been to therapists my whole life. I find the less attention I pay to food, the healthier I ... CHRISTINA RICCI Just thinking of all the things I'd done getting there and everything I've sacrificed to do ... EMELI SANDE I'm essentially a humorist and, I think, a pretty good one. I've known all along that 'M... DERF DAVID BOWIE For a while now I've had this feeling that there's something that I'm supposed to be doi... EMMA CAULFIELD CAPTAIN BEEFHEART I have always taken care of my body; I'm not a drinker, I've never smoked. And I've alwa... RALPH HALL When I got my very first phone call that I'd hit the 'New York Times' list, I had a smal... LISA GARDNER 'All-Star Wonder Woman' would get worked on in what is laughably referred to as my 'spar... ADAM HUGHES My whole drive is to make sure that music is a common space where we search for beauty and share it.... ABIGAIL WASHBURN If you put all the songs together that I've written on band records, and put it up next to my so... JAMES IHA DMX I've made a couple of comments about fame, and my kids are going to be put in - in, you know, wo... KEVIN FEDERLINE SHANIA TWAIN CHARLIE SHEEN PAUL THEROUX JASON BATEMAN My salvation was a free gift. I didn't have to work for it and it's better than any gold med... BETTY CUTHBERT AMY GRANT DAX SHEPARD TAMARA MELLON It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON ELIZABETH GILBERT It sucks to be the runner-up because I've been the runner-up for a long time in my career. I wou... JASON DOHRING RIC FLAIR ALICE WALKER MEGHAN MARKLE
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It is a small world. You do not have to live in it particuarly long to learn that for yourself. Ther... 
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What if Alexander Graham Bell's name were Alexander Graham Siren? The phone wouldn't ring, it would ... 
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I realized the other day that I've lived in New York longer than I've lived anywhere else. I... 
I don't even know what sound is, much less what it's for. It isn't to make money that... 
I want 'Flesh Of My Flesh' to be like my connection to the community, I want to say what'... 
Later in my life, I'm going to look back and smile and be very fulfilled. I know that if I don&#... 
I've got volumes on how not to behave. I've got more information now than a guy should have ... 
When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and ... 
I'm not a big, huge star, and so when people see me, it's usually to talk about something I&... 
I never thought getting older would be so great. But when it comes to depression, I have experienced... 
It's ironic, really. Guys should be excited that I got Kristen Bell. If Brad Pitt gets Kristen B... 
There have been moments in my career when I've had to be tough and I've had to step up to th... 
I should just put it bluntly, because we're all sort of friends here now - it's exceedingly ... 
It's much more casual than it was, but my clothes and my ring attire - I thought up half of what... 
It's so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that's what I get from these older ... 
The one thing that I cannot live without when I'm traveling is a small container of tea tree oil... 
A man generally has two reasons for doing a thing. One that sounds good, and a real one. 
When you expect things to happen - strangely enough - they do happen. 
I got disappointed in human nature as well and gave it up because I found it too much like my own. 
Writing is turning one's worst moments into money. 
Writing is turning one's worst moments into money. 
My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to... 
A man always has two reasons for doing anything--a good reason and the real reason. 