Gore Vidal Quotes

Envy is the central fact of American life.

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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Come English Settlement, I had it in my head that I didn't want to tour.

Andy Partridge

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I don't meditate anymore, and I wouldn't call myself a Buddhist nowadays, though I do chant mantras here and there depending on the situation.

Amber Mark

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I'm young at heart. I'm young in spirit, and I'm still adventurous.

Sonia Sotomayor

HeartYoungSpiritAdventurousStill

I remember when a Coke came in a six-ounce bottle, and delicious it was. Now it comes in sizes so big that I question how the human bladder can deal with the intake.

Roger Ebert

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Those who are mastering more and more the communications revolution, those who realize that there are no borders in the world, are the ones who are going to leap ahead.

Romeo Dallaire

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The greatest thing about having done 'Orange' are the doors that have opened for me, and people have been able to see me, like the executives and the casting directors - also, all of the fantastic directors and writers for independent films.

Ruby Rose

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People bring up tweets that I don't even remember, and my general response is, 'I don't know if I said it. I probably said it.' It's just part of what I do.

Mike Cernovich

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When I was in college in Chicago, I was doing a lot of commercials - that was my bread and butter.

Janina Gavankar

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I like to think I'm multi-faceted. Actually, my favorite roles are roles like in 'Far from Heaven.' Y'know. Soft people. Loving people.

Dennis Haysbert

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Nobody can fail to lose weight in the jungle, unless they've got a secret stash of pork pies somewhere.

Colin Baker

LoseNobodyJungleSecretPorkFail

I try to do as much as possible for every character. Some of them, it is easier to do the research because you have either real examples that you work with, maybe some specific person that inspires you in that case, or the performances from other people, or the characters, or a character from a book.

Penelope Cruz

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I accomplished what I set out to do, but I lost my discipline and my career.

Pete Maravich

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