The theater needs continual reminders that there is nothing more debasing than the work of those who do well what is not worth doing at all.

Quote by Gore Vidal

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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...

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...

A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.

A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.

A good deed never goes unpunished.

A good deed never goes unpunished.

In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it.

In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it.

Never have children, only grandchildren.

Never have children, only grandchildren.

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

By 1948, the Italians had begun to pull themselves together, demonstrating once more their astonishing...

By 1948, the Italians had begun to pull themselves together, demonstrating once more their astonishing...

Think of the earth as a living organism that is being attacked by billions of...

Think of the earth as a living organism that is being attacked by billions of...

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.

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 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...

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...

Sex is. There is nothing more to be done about it. Sex builds no roads,...

Sex is. There is nothing more to be done about it. Sex builds no roads,...

Really, sex and laughter do go very well together, and I wondered - and I...

Really, sex and laughter do go very well together, and I wondered - and I...

Sex appeal is 50% what you've got and 50% what people think you've got.

Sex appeal is 50% what you've got and 50% what people think you've got.

It seems to me that the real clue to your sex-orientation lies in your romantic...

It seems to me that the real clue to your sex-orientation lies in your romantic...