Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.

Quote by Gore Vidal

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A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.

A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.

Never have children, only grandchildren.

Never have children, only grandchildren.

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...

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

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...

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...

We're not a democracy.

We're not a democracy.

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...

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.

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

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

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 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...

Now you have people in Washington who have no interest in the country at all....

Now you have people in Washington who have no interest in the country at all....

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...

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...

Many writers who choose to be active in the world lose not virtue but time,...

Many writers who choose to be active in the world lose not virtue but time,...

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...

Another good thing about being poor is that when you are seventy your children will...

Another good thing about being poor is that when you are seventy your children will...

To commiserate is sometimes more than to give, for money is external to a man's...

To commiserate is sometimes more than to give, for money is external to a man's...

I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked...

I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked...

The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new...

The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new...