Gore Vidal
Quotations
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“The theater needs continual reminders that there is nothing more debasing than the work of those who do well what is not worth doing at all.” -Gore Vidal
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“By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he’s been bought ten times over.” -Gore Vidal
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“That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be spared because of the busyness of writers.” -Gore Vidal
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“Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.” -Gore Vidal
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“The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but finding myself able to have as many freshly typed drafts as possible.” -Gore Vidal
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“We must declare ourselves, become known allow the world to discover this subterranean life of ours which connects kings and farm boys, artists and clerks. Let them see that the important thing is not the object of love, but the emotion itself.” -Gore Vidal
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“Fifty percent of people won’t vote, and fifty percent don’t read newspapers. I hope it’s the same fifty percent.” -Gore Vidal
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“In America, the race goes to the loud, the solemn, the hustler. If you think you’re a great writer, you must say that you are.” -Gore Vidal
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“The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return.” -Gore Vidal
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“Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith.” -Gore Vidal
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“The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but finding myself able to have as many freshly typed drafts as possible.” -Gore Vidal
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“Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith.” -Gore Vidal
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“In writing and politicking, it’s best not to think about it, just do it.” -Gore Vidal
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Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age. – Gore Vidal
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