McCain is significant in the sense that he has no significance at all on any subject. Gore Vidal mccainsensesignificance Change image and share on social
The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so. Gore Vidal beautifulcommonlanguage Change image and share on social
For every Scott Fitzgerald concerned with the precise word and the selection of relevant incident, there are a hundred American writers, many well-regarded, who appear to believe that one word is just as good as another and that everything which occurs to them is worth putting down. Gore Vidal americanconcernfitzgerald share on social
As for my support for Obama, remember that I was brought up in Washington. It was an all-black city when I was a kid. And I've always been very pro-African-American - or whatever phrase we now use. Gore Vidal africanamericanblack Change image and share on social
There are so many things the people who take polls never get around to asking. Gore Vidal peoplepollthing Change image and share on social
Why not just eliminate the federal income tax? Gore Vidal eliminatefederalincome Change image and share on social
Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either. Gore Vidal bookevidencefigure Change image and share on social
Nearly everyone who goes into a campaign is not only eager for the place he hopes to fill but for what might come after. Gore Vidal campaigneagerfill Change image and share on social
Fortunately, our audiences are used to a kind of boredom in the theatre, and if the writer is skillful, he will flatter them into thinking: 'Why, that's us up there, and aren't we - for all our little foibles - pretty nice guys and gals?' Gore Vidal audienceboredomflat share on social
