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Quote by Tom Wolfe
There has been a time on earth when poets had been young and dead

There has been a time on earth when poets had been young and dead and famous – and were men. But now the poet as the tragic child of grandeur and destiny had changed. The child of genius was a woman, now, and the man was gone. – Tom Wolfe

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The attitude is we live and let live. This is actually an amazing change in values in a rather short time and its an example of freedom from religion. – Tom Wolfe

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Las Vegas is the only town in the world whose skyline is made up neither of buildings, like New York, nor of trees, like Wilbraham, Massachusetts, but signs. – Tom Wolfe

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The notion that the public accepts or rejects anything in modern art is merely romantic fiction. The game is completed and the trophies distributed long before the public knows what has happened. – Tom Wolfe

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I try to become more humble and more myself with every year. There was a while when I got famous where I was so confused and my head was spinning. – Mira Sorvino

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I actually dont know anyone who wants to be famous for fames sake, at least not anyone I respect. But you need to have a certain amount of power in order to be able to do what you want. – Michael Ian Black

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I was with a famous comedian when a young fan walked up and asked for an autograph. The comedian blew him off. Ill never forget the look on the young boys face. He was devastated. – Louie Anderson

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Most of the good executives do pretty well. Because to be a good executive you have to be strong, and you have to have a simple attribute that people have forgotten about – courage. – John Milius

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