Gore Vidal
“There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.”
“We are the United States of Amnesia; we learn nothing because we remember nothing.”
“I never miss a chance to have sex—or appear on television.”
“Write something, even if it’s just a suicide note.”
“Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.”
“Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.”
“The unfed mind devours itself.”
“Any American who is prepared to run for president should be disqualified by definition.”
“A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.”
“It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.”