When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale. – John Gardner
Talking, talking. Spinning a web of words, pale walls of dreams, between myself and all I see. – John Gardner
It is hard to feel individually responsible with respect to the invisible processes of a huge and distant government. – John Gardner
For every talent that poverty has stimulated it has blighted a hundred. – John Gardner
I think I meant that, given the circumstances of my childhood, I had the illusion that its easier to be alone. To have your relationships be casual and also to pose as a solitary person, because it was more romantic. You know, I was raised on the idea of the ramblin man and the loner. – Steve Martin