Gore Vidal Quotes

In classical times, it was a capital offense to speculate upon the hour of a king's death or upon the identity of his successor.

Gore Vidal

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

DeathIdentityKingOffenseCapital

Companies such as Microsoft, Cisco and Intel were just starting at their 10-year anniversary.

Jerry Yang

AnniversaryStartingJustMicrosoft

It is a shame that homebrew development can't be officially sanctioned and supported, because it would be a wonderful platform for a modern generation of programmers to be able to get a real feel for low level design work, to be contrasted with the high level web and application work that so many entry level people start with.

John Carmack

WorkPeopleStartGenerationDesign

I don't know how films get made, and I think I'll leave it to other people.

John Tiffany

PeopleThinkKnowLeaveGetMade

Life, especially in America, is ruled by corporations.

Tommy Chong

LifeAmericaCorporationsRuled

I kind of always did get good grades.

Rob Gronkowski

GoodGradesKindGood GradesAlways

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism.

Mary McCarthy

BureaucracyBecomeModernRuleForm

Some of us are only going to show our emotions while we're actually vulnerable. But that's what makes us human.

Miguel

EmotionsHumanUsGoingShowOnly

I don't label myself a feminist. I love men, but I am all about promoting a better, healthier relationship between the sexes.

Liz Goldwyn

LoveRelationshipMyselfMenI Am

Everyone's drunk on the term 'blog.'

Jason Calacanis

DrunkEveryoneBlogTerm

I was a rugby player, I was a hockey player. You know, I just love to challenge myself, and I love to compete.

Jason Priestley

LoveMyselfChallengeHockeyYou

The royals - all of them, especially Prince Philip and Prince Charles - have done outstanding work with the faith communities.

Jonathan Sacks

WorkFaithDonePrinceOutstanding

For every book that I write... I develop a history for each person and make sure they are well rounded and flawed. You have to know everything about them from their shoe size, to where they went to school, to what their first pet was, to what they like to eat, to what they want out of life.

Jojo Moyes

LifeHistoryPetSchoolBookYou

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