Gore Vidal

Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies. ↗

— 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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There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise. ↗

— Gore Vidal

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Think of the earth as a living organism that is being attacked by billions of bacteria whose numbers double every forty years. Either the host dies, or the virus dies, or both die. ↗

— 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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Now you have people in Washington who have no interest in the country at all. They're interested in their companies, their corporations grabbing Caspian oil. ↗

— Gore Vidal

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I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television. ↗

— Gore Vidal

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On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become a debtor nation, the American Empire died. ↗

— Gore Vidal

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The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes. ↗

— 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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