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The first TV babies are now writing with a TV mind that has no attention span at all.
Gore Vidal
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Gore Vidal
Age: 86 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 3
Died: 2012
Died: July 31
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Every time a friend succeeds, I die a little.
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Nonprofit status is what created the Bible Belt. The tax code brought religion back to this country.
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Vitriolic really is personal. I am vitriolic. I am savage.
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I do not much care for nature, and believe that flowers belong in vases rather than loose and untidy on the ground.
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