Religions sprang up among men to deal with the sometimes terrifying aspects of existence, to make sense out of the senseless, to explain things we find inexplicable

Quote by Gore Vidal

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The idea of a good society is something you do not need a religion and...

The idea of a good society is something you do not need a religion and...

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?

The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but...

The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but...

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

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

On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become...

On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become...

As the age of television progresses the Reagans will be the rule, not the exception....

As the age of television progresses the Reagans will be the rule, not the exception....

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without...

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without...

All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.

All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.

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

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

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...

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 greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but...

The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but...

It is marvelous indeed to watch on television the rings of Saturn close; and to...

It is marvelous indeed to watch on television the rings of Saturn close; and to...

Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.

Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.

That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be...

That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be...

I'm all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults

I'm all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults

The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of...

The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of...

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

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

Never have children, only grandchildren.

Never have children, only grandchildren.