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It is of no consequence to you what others think of you. What matters is what you think of them. That is how you live your life.
Gore Vidal
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Gore Vidal
Age: 86 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 3
Died: 2012
Died: July 31
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When anyone says to me, 'Can you keep a secret?' I say, 'Why should I, if you can't?'
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Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild.
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For true happiness, it is not enough to be successful oneself . . . one's friends must fail.
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Although the notion of one god may give comfort to those in need of a daddy, it reminds the rest of us that the totalitarian society is grounded upon the concept of God the father. One paternal god, one paternal leader. Authority is absolute.
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Come to me and show me a small cancer and I'll tell you you've got a small cancer that should be cut out. That's realism but in America it's called cynicism.
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I’m not sentimental about anything. Life flows by, and you flow with it or you don’t. Move on and move out.
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Commercialism is doing well that which should not be done at all.
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Since nothing is free, to each his price.
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To speak today of a famous novelist is like speaking of a famous cabinetmaker or speedboat designer. Adjective is inappropriate to noun.
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In Southern Europe, we have, of course, very bad governments.
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Having no talent is no longer enough.
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