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There is no such thing as a homosexual or a heterosexual person. There are only homo- or heterosexual acts. Most people are a mixture of impulses if not practices.

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To get people to do needed things is the perennial hard task of government, not to mention of religion and philosophy.
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Government Need People Philosophy Religion
To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds.
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Bird Man Stand Time
Every country should have at least one King Farouk.
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Country Oneself
I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.
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Appearance Chance Missing Television
There is only one party in the United States: the Property party… and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat.
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Democracy Party Politics Republic
I never wanted to be a writer. I mean, that’s the last thing I wanted.
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Dream Myself Writing
In writing and politicking, it’s best not to think about it, just do it.
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Best Thinking Writing
The United States is a madhouse.
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Country Home Madness State
I was the most famous kid in the United States. That was 1936.
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Children Country Famous Past Time
I’m all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.
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Adult Consent Myself
Primarily, I am a prose writer with axes to grind, and the theatre is a good place to do the grinding in. I prefer comedy to ‘serious’ drama because I believe one can get the ax sharper on the comedic stone.
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Believe Comedy Goodness Place Stone Theatre Writing
I can’t name three first-rate literary critics in the United States. I’m told there are a few hidden away at universities, but they don’t print them in ‘The New York Times.’
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Criticism Literature Myself Name University
In classical times, it was a capital offense to speculate upon the hour of a king’s death or upon the identity of his successor.
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Capital Death Himself Offense Success Time
It is the spirit of the age to believe that any fact, no matter how suspect, is superior to any imaginative exercise, no matter how true.
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Age Believe Exercise Imagination Spirit
There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.
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Human Myself People Problem Solution
A friend was surprised to hear me say that there was not one moment of my past that I would like to relive.
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Friendship Moments Myself Past Surprise

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