As the age of television progresses the Reagans will be the rule, not the exception. To be perfect for television is all a President has to be these days.

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The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.

The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.

Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.

Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.

We must declare ourselves, become known; allow the world to discover this subterranean life of...

We must declare ourselves, become known; allow the world to discover this subterranean life of...

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

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

The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the...

The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the...

It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one...

It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one...

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to...

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to...

It's not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

It's not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

One is sorry one could not have taken both branches of the road. But we...

One is sorry one could not have taken both branches of the road. But we...

Never have children, only grandchildren.

Never have children, only grandchildren.

Trust a nitwit society like this one to think that there are only two categories...

Trust a nitwit society like this one to think that there are only two categories...

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

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

There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do...

There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do...

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

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

Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified...

Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified...

The theater needs continual reminders that there is nothing more debasing than the work of...

The theater needs continual reminders that there is nothing more debasing than the work of...

What other culture could have produced someone like Hemmingway and not seen the joke?

What other culture could have produced someone like Hemmingway and not seen the joke?

As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not...

As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not...

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

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

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

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