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Gore Vidal quotes (15)

Todays public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books and there is some evidence that they cant read them either.
Gore Vidal   Category: Public

A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.
Gore Vidal   Category: Ego

It makes no difference who you vote for the two parties are really one party representing four percent of the people.
Gore Vidal   Category: Politeness

For half a century photography has been the art form of the untalented. Obviously some pictures are more satisfactory than others but where is credit due? to the designer of the camera? To the finger on the button? to the law of averages?
Gore Vidal   Category: Photography

It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
Gore Vidal   Category: Enough

Style is knowing who you are what you want to say and not giving a damn.
Gore Vidal   Category: Know

Half of the American people never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.
Gore Vidal   Category: Never

Whenever a friend succeeds a little something in me dies.
Gore Vidal   Category: Envy

Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically by definition be disqualified from ever doing so.
Gore Vidal   Category: President

A good deed never goes unpunished.
Gore Vidal   Category: Deeds

Andy Warhol is the only genius with an IQ of 60.
Gore Vidal   Category: Unsorted

Television is now so desperately hungry for material that theyre scraping the top of the barrel.
Gore Vidal   Category: Television

Apparently a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.
Gore Vidal   Category: Candidate

There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.
Gore Vidal   Category: Problem

I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.
Gore Vidal   Category: Sex