Gore Vidal Quotes

It is true, as Sartre once wrote, referring to French Army atrocities in Algeria, that the real tragedy in our time is that any of us can be, interchangeably, victim or torturer.

Gore Vidal

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I had an amazing childhood and always loved to sing and dance, but there were moments where I had ups and downs with my health that often tested me as it does many people. I've never hidden the fact that my health was sometimes not on my side, but I've never let it define me or deter me from my dreams.

Jessie J

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Obama came in really wanting to change things, but he hit a wall of corporate money, oil and coal money: when he tried to pass the Cap and Trade system of pharmaceutical money, when he tried to pass the Obamacare - which, of course, then got watered down into a much less effective, much less economical, program.

Robert Kennedy, Jr.

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While we are disappointed in performance in 2016, we believe we have a path to a recovery.

John Paulson

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Every player's dream is to play Champions League and the World Cup.

Son Heung-min

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I know if I stay true to myself and stick to my guns, I will never fail myself.

Tomi Lahren

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We built the iPod in weeks. It had to be what I thought it was going to be because there wasn't time for endless refinements.

Tony Fadell

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I am a woman of the moment.

Rita Moreno

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The NBA is becoming a global game.

Dikembe Mutombo

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I prefer being called director Aishwarya Dhanush's husband. She and I share our passion for cinema, but at home, we hardly talk about it. Instead, we share other interests.

Dhanush

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The process of editing is what I enjoy most - putting the pieces together and making sense out of them.

Christian Marclay

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You have to have people who prick the consciences of the nation.

Coretta Scott King

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Trumpet players see each other, and it's like we're getting ready to square off or get into a fight or something.

Wynton Marsalis

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