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Gore Vidal Quotes

Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: October 3, 1925 - July 31, 2012

Topics

Politics People American Newspaper

Congress as a whole is less popular than it's been since polling was invented.

Congress Whole Been Than Less Since

Prime Minister Netanyahu has, as Minister Livni knows, has been my friend for over 30 years. We drive each other crazy. But he has truly been a personal friend for well over 30 years. He acknowledged this.

Friend Crazy Drive Personal Over

In your teens and twenties, death doesn't exist. In your thirties, you glance down the road occasionally. But then in your forties, it becomes a full-time job looking the other way.

Job Death Looking Road You Down

I'm a little disappointed in what's happened. I'm beginning to lose faith in Obama. This Syria thing is ridiculous. He should not be drawing red lines.

Faith Beginning Red Drawing Lose

Maybe thermoelectricity will be able to power a tablet someday.

Power Will Someday Able Maybe

I had some hesitations about philosophy because, if you worked out a philosophical theory, it was hard to know whether you were going to be able to prove it or whether other theories had just as good a claim on belief.

Stephen Cole Kleene

Good Philosophy You Know Belief Out

When most people think of economists, they think of macro-economists. Macro-economists try to describe or - even harder - predict the movements of a hugely dynamic system. They're like a transplant surgeon trying to simultaneously transplant every failing organ in someone's body.

Stephen J. Dubner

People Think Someone Trying Body

I did a cover for 'Rolling Stone' the other day and it was a kind of crazy lack of outfit. I thought, 'Oh, Lord. I'm never going to be Jane Austen in a film now!' 'Cause that's what I'd really like to do.

Day Crazy Thought Stone Outfit Kind

I'd never compare myself to Freddie Mercury because I look up to him far too much. As an artist, not necessarily as a person.

Myself Artist Look Too Much Person

I went to a Chekhov play with my grandmother, and at the end, I was talking about how the first act was so boring. And my grandmother didn't see that at all. I realized it was because I need, like, the constant images changing. I wrote a paper about this.

End Talking Play Boring Grandmother

When a high-profile personality lives like I do, everybody thinks that person is fated to die young.

Personality Die Person Young Like

You don't know how far you can go until you push it.

Push You Go Know How Far Far

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