Wednesday, August 1, 2012

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2012 REMEMBERING GORE VIDAL



Which is your favorite Gore Vidal quote?

A) I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television

B) A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.

C) Every time a friend succeeds, I die a little

D) 50% of people won't vote, and 50% don't read newspapers. I hope it's the same 50%

E) There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.

F) Andy Warhol is the only genius I've ever known with an I.Q. of 60

G) By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he's been bought ten times over

H) Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.

I) Never have children, only grandchildren

J) Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.

K) That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.

L) There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to say it all

M) Write something, even if it's just a suicide note

N) All in all, I would not have missed this century for the world

O) In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it.

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