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Gore Vidal Quotes

A talent for drama is not a talent for writing, but is an ability to articulate human relationships Picture Quote #1

Don’t ever make the mistake with people like me thinking we are looking for heroes. There aren’t any and if there were, they would be killed immediately. I’m never surprised by bad behaviour. I expect it Picture Quote #1

You hear all this whining going on, ‘Where are our great writers?’ The thing I might feel doleful about is: ‘Where are the readers?’ Picture Quote #1

Some of my father’s fellow West Pointers once asked him why I turned out so well, his secret in raising me. and he said, I never gave him any advice, and he never asked for any. We agreed on nothing, but we never quarreled once Picture Quote #1

Nonprofit status is what created the Bible Belt. The tax code brought religion back to this country Picture Quote #1

People in my situation get to read about themselves whether they want to or not. It’s generally wrong. Or oversimplified - which is sometimes useful Picture Quote #1

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We’re the most captive nation of slaves that ever came along. The moral timidity of the average American is quite noticeable. Everybody’s afraid to be thought in any way different from everyone else Picture Quote #1

You cannot get through the density of the propaganda with which the American people, through the dreaded media, have been filled and the horrible public educational system we have for the average person. It’s just grotesque Picture Quote #1

In America, the race goes to the loud, the solemn, the hustler. If you think you’re a great writer, you must say that you are Picture Quote #1

Now you have people in Washington who have no interest in the country at all. They’re interested in their companies, their corporations grabbing Caspian oil Picture Quote #1

The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world. No First World country has ever managed to eliminate so entirely from its media all objectivity - much less dissent Picture Quote #1

The family in the West is finished... its origin was economic, not biological... the odd group of strangers that make up every family no longer have any reason to live together, to suffer from one another’s jagged edges Picture Quote #1

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I am a correctionist. If something is wrong in society, it must be fixed. At least one should try to fix it Picture Quote #1

Writers who teach tend to prefer literary theory to literature and tenure to all else. Writers who do not teach prefer the contemplation of Careers to art of any kind Picture Quote #1

I find in most novels no imagination at all. They seem to think the highest form of the novel is to write about marriage, because that’s the most important thing there is for middle-class people Picture Quote #1

The last best hope of earth, two trillion dollars in debt, is spinning out of control, and all we can do is stare at a flickering cathode-ray tube as Ollie answers questions on TV while the press, resolutely irrelevant as ever, asks politicians if they have committed adultery. From V-J Day 1945 to this has been, my fellow countrymen, a perfect nightmare Picture Quote #1

To a born-again atheist like myself, it is clear that each of us has multiple selves, talents, perceptions. But to the Roman Catholic, unity is all Picture Quote #1

Anyone who sings about love and harmony and life [john lennon] is dangerous to someone who sings about death and killing and subduing [Nixon] Picture Quote #1

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Presidents have absolutely gone against the will of Congress. Congress hasn’t declared a war since December 7, 1941, and yet we’ve been at war ever since with somebody or other in order to justify the war machine. Now we have alienated almost the entire earth Picture Quote #1

We should stop going around babbling about how we’re the greatest democracy on earth, when we’re not even a democracy. We are a sort of militarised republic Picture Quote #1

Terrorism is a direct response to the crimes our government has committed against foreigners (besides which, the actual terrorists are within our own government) Picture Quote #1

Which other major religion is based on the Godhead incarnate being whipped, tacked to a cross, stabbed? Only the Marquis de Sade could have made up a sicker religion. It’s no wonder that those brought up in such a culture hate life and enjoy inflicting pain. All societies are sick but some are sicker than others. Christian societies are certainly the sickest Picture Quote #1

Gentlemen are not supposed to tell the truth about their sex lives, nor are ladies, for that matter. Of course Clinton lied - as would anybody in his position Picture Quote #1

The same people own the media that own the White House that own the Congress that own the oil fields. They all work together to give a false view of the world to the American people Picture Quote #1

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Once people get hung up on theology, they’ve lost sanity forever. More people have been killed in the name of Jesus Christ than any other name in the history of the world Picture Quote #1

This separation was absolute in our original Republic. But the sky-godders do not give up easily. In the 1950s they actually got the phrase In God We Trust onto the currency, in direct violation of the First Amendment Picture Quote #1

The worst that can be said about pornography is that it leads not to anti-social acts but to the reading of more pornography Picture Quote #1

USA is suffering between imperialists and anti-imperialists. That is the situation. The most powerful country in the world is on its way back to the Stone Age Picture Quote #1

Instead of finding alternative energy sources, we try to subjugate entire regions of the world. People do not understand that by doing this, the United States are going to absolute ruin Picture Quote #1

USA belongs to a handful of men who also control the media. Look at General Electric. It produces nuclear weapons for the Pentagon and also owns the NBC News cable channel, which is a very sophisticated censure apparatus, intrinsic to the system. It’s genius. It’s like an electronic cage around the nation which blocks information from getting through Picture Quote #1

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A talent for drama is not a talent for writing, but is an ability to articulate human relationships (Gore Vidal Quotes) Don’t ever make the mistake with people like me thinking we are looking for heroes. There aren’t any and if there were, they would be killed immediately. I’m never surprised by bad behaviour. I expect it (Gore Vidal Quotes) You hear all this whining going on, ‘Where are our great writers?’ The thing I might feel doleful about is: ‘Where are the readers?’ (Gore Vidal Quotes) Some of my father’s fellow West Pointers once asked him why I turned out so well, his secret in raising me. and he said, I never gave him any advice, and he never asked for any. We agreed on nothing, but we never quarreled once (Gore Vidal Quotes) Nonprofit status is what created the Bible Belt. The tax code brought religion back to this country (Gore Vidal Quotes) People in my situation get to read about themselves whether they want to or not. It’s generally wrong. Or oversimplified - which is sometimes useful (Gore Vidal Quotes) We’re the most captive nation of slaves that ever came along. The moral timidity of the average American is quite noticeable. Everybody’s afraid to be thought in any way different from everyone else (Gore Vidal Quotes) You cannot get through the density of the propaganda with which the American people, through the dreaded media, have been filled and the horrible public educational system we have for the average person. It’s just grotesque (Gore Vidal Quotes) In America, the race goes to the loud, the solemn, the hustler. If you think you’re a great writer, you must say that you are (Gore Vidal Quotes) Now you have people in Washington who have no interest in the country at all. They’re interested in their companies, their corporations grabbing Caspian oil (Gore Vidal Quotes) The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world. No First World country has ever managed to eliminate so entirely from its media all objectivity - much less dissent (Gore Vidal Quotes) The family in the West is finished... its origin was economic, not biological... the odd group of strangers that make up every family no longer have any reason to live together, to suffer from one another’s jagged edges (Gore Vidal Quotes) I am a correctionist. If something is wrong in society, it must be fixed. At least one should try to fix it (Gore Vidal Quotes) Writers who teach tend to prefer literary theory to literature and tenure to all else. Writers who do not teach prefer the contemplation of Careers to art of any kind (Gore Vidal Quotes) I find in most novels no imagination at all. They seem to think the highest form of the novel is to write about marriage, because that’s the most important thing there is for middle-class people (Gore Vidal Quotes) The last best hope of earth, two trillion dollars in debt, is spinning out of control, and all we can do is stare at a flickering cathode-ray tube as Ollie answers questions on TV while the press, resolutely irrelevant as ever, asks politicians if they have committed adultery. From V-J Day 1945 to this has been, my fellow countrymen, a perfect nightmare (Gore Vidal Quotes) To a born-again atheist like myself, it is clear that each of us has multiple selves, talents, perceptions. But to the Roman Catholic, unity is all (Gore Vidal Quotes) Anyone who sings about love and harmony and life [john lennon] is dangerous to someone who sings about death and killing and subduing [Nixon] (Gore Vidal Quotes) Presidents have absolutely gone against the will of Congress. Congress hasn’t declared a war since December 7, 1941, and yet we’ve been at war ever since with somebody or other in order to justify the war machine. Now we have alienated almost the entire earth (Gore Vidal Quotes) We should stop going around babbling about how we’re the greatest democracy on earth, when we’re not even a democracy. We are a sort of militarised republic (Gore Vidal Quotes) Terrorism is a direct response to the crimes our government has committed against foreigners (besides which, the actual terrorists are within our own government) (Gore Vidal Quotes) Which other major religion is based on the Godhead incarnate being whipped, tacked to a cross, stabbed? Only the Marquis de Sade could have made up a sicker religion. It’s no wonder that those brought up in such a culture hate life and enjoy inflicting pain. All societies are sick but some are sicker than others. Christian societies are certainly the sickest (Gore Vidal Quotes) Gentlemen are not supposed to tell the truth about their sex lives, nor are ladies, for that matter. Of course Clinton lied - as would anybody in his position (Gore Vidal Quotes) The same people own the media that own the White House that own the Congress that own the oil fields. They all work together to give a false view of the world to the American people (Gore Vidal Quotes) Once people get hung up on theology, they’ve lost sanity forever. More people have been killed in the name of Jesus Christ than any other name in the history of the world (Gore Vidal Quotes) This separation was absolute in our original Republic. But the sky-godders do not give up easily. In the 1950s they actually got the phrase In God We Trust onto the currency, in direct violation of the First Amendment (Gore Vidal Quotes) The worst that can be said about pornography is that it leads not to anti-social acts but to the reading of more pornography (Gore Vidal Quotes) USA is suffering between imperialists and anti-imperialists. That is the situation. The most powerful country in the world is on its way back to the Stone Age (Gore Vidal Quotes) Instead of finding alternative energy sources, we try to subjugate entire regions of the world. People do not understand that by doing this, the United States are going to absolute ruin (Gore Vidal Quotes) USA belongs to a handful of men who also control the media. Look at General Electric. It produces nuclear weapons for the Pentagon and also owns the NBC News cable channel, which is a very sophisticated censure apparatus, intrinsic to the system. It’s genius. It’s like an electronic cage around the nation which blocks information from getting through (Gore Vidal Quotes)

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