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In America, the race goes to the loud, the solemn, the hustler. If

In America, the race goes to the loud, the solemn, the hustler. If you think youre a great writer, you must say that you are. – Gore Vidal

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The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes. – Gore Vidal

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That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be spared because of the busyness of writers. – Gore Vidal

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

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