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P. J. O'Rourke

Kuwait City is not gorgeous, actually, but it’s got a kind of Epcot Center thing going for it. It’s not pretty. But it’s striking, I’ll give it that. It’s not as over-the-top as Abu Dhabi or Dubai. But nearly.
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Actual City Country Give Kind Nearly Over Pretty Strik Top
They are just really stupid people in Hollywood. You write them a script, and they say they love it, they absolutely love it. Then they say, ‘But doesn’t it need a small dog, and an Eskimo, and shouldn’t it be set in New Guinea?’ And you say, ‘But it is a sophisticated romantic comedy set in Paris.’
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Absolute Love People Really Say Script Stupid Write
The C student starts a restaurant. The A student writes restaurant reviews.
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Restaurant Review Start Student
Some people have facts; these can be proven. Some people have theories; these can be disproven. But people with opinions are mindless and have their minds made up about it.
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Dosproven Fact Mindless Opinion People Some
Politics is a necessary evil, or a necessary annoyance, a necessary conundrum.
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Annoyance Conundrum Necessary Politics
Some people think that welfare reform should have hurt Bill Clinton with black voters.
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Black People Reformer Some Think Voter
Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines.
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Country Destabilize Nation Religious
A fundamental American question is, ‘What’s the big idea?’
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Big Country Fundamental Ideas Question
As a former writer for the ‘National Lampoon,’ I’ve probably contributed to the sea of sarcasm in which we live.
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Former Live National Sarcasm Seam Probably Writer
Ideology, politics and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy.
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Hope Ideology Imptent Journalism Joy Luxuniate Politics
Staying married may have long-term benefits. You can elicit much more sympathy from friends over a bad marriage than you ever can from a good divorce.
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Benefit Divorce Good Long Married Stay Sympathy Ter
Rich people don’t like to be in the military. The shoes are ugly and the uniforms itch. Rich people don’t go in much for revolution or terrorism, either.
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Military People Revolution Rich Shoe Terrorism Uniform
The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
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Country Government Make Mystery People Stop
The problem with public school is not overcrowding in the classroom. The problem is not teacher unions. The problem is not underfunding or lack of computer equipment. The problem is your damn kids.
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Classroom Problem Public School Underfund Union
Term limits aren’t enough. We need jail.
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Enough Jail Limit Need Term
If you ask the government to solve all of your problems, it’s a bit like asking your wife to cook and clean, to raise the children, to hold down a second job to help with the family finances, to keep her parents happy and well and keep your parents happy and well, and to also – to do the lawn and clean the gutters.
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Ask Children Clean Cook Down Government Hold Problem Solve

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