Quote by Gore Vidal
Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that h

Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith. – Gore Vidal

Other quotes by Gore Vidal

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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Election Day
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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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sad
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The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return. – Gore Vidal

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Government
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I think all women in Hollywood are known as sex symbols. Thats what our purpose is in this business. Youre merchandised, youre a product. Youre sold and its based on sex. But thats okay. I think women should be empowered by that, not degraded. – Megan Fox

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Business

Justice means minding ones own business and not meddling with other mens concerns. – Plato

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Business

The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences in men. – Andy Rooney

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Business

Whats so touching is the way we fight the war right until the moment our business is taken care of and then we turn on a dime and we immediately start taking care of people. Its like a shock and aw shucks campaign. – Dennis Miller

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Business

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Theres a subterranean impetus towards pornography so powerful that half the business world is juiced by the sort of half sex that one finds in advertisements. – Norman Mailer

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If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in, theres something wrong with American politics. – Edna Ferber

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It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck. – Charles Caleb Colton

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I grew up in a very toxic home. – Bethenny Frankel

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