841 Quotes by Gore Vidal

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.

American laws don’t work, but at least the laws of physics might work.

For a man to successful, not only must he succeed but his friends must also fail.

Populists have never had a good press in Freedom’s land.

I have no television to go on so I get a lot of writing done. That’s my substitute for television.

I think there should be a constitutional amendment making it impossible for anyone to be president who believes in an afterlife.

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.

I don’t deny or affirm anything. I’m not very personal.

Americans are not only a less homogenous population than we were when we were 3 million ex-colonists, but we’re less educated. On top of that, we have constant misinformation and manipulation by media.