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Gore Vidal
 American author & dramatist

| “ | Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so. | ” |
| “ | Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.
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| “ | I'm a born-again atheist.
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| “ | It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
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| “ | Never have children, only grandchildren.
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| “ | Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn. | ” |
| “ | There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.
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| “ | Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either. | ” |

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