Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.
GORE VIDALThat loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.
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All in all, I would not have missed this century for the world.
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I hate nobody.
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I think I have a normal threshold of anger, but it’s true that I am, by nature, belligerent.
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I was like everyone else when Obama was elected – optimistic.
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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.
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Obama just came swiftly out of nowhere, which was a relief to those of us who care about the Republic, and at first he seemed a very good thing.
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It is always a delicate matter, when a friend or acquaintance becomes president.
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I’m all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.
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Of all recent presidents, Clinton was expected to behave the most sensibly in economic matters. He understood how the economy works. But because he had used various dodges to stay out of the Vietnam War, he came to office ill at ease with the military.
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That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.
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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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Corporations must pay tax.
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A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.
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I am not, at heart, a playwright.
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I cannot remember when I was not fascinated by Henry Adams.
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