Trump Quotes by Gore Vidal

That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.

— Gore Vidal

If you're not part of that club, as I certainly am not, you are not presidential.

— Gore Vidal

Ronald Reagan: a triumph of the embalmer's art.

— Gore Vidal

“Ronald Reagan is a triumph of the embalmer's art.”

— Gore Vidal

I'd still like to be the President, of course, and I think the best way to do that would be to raise…

— Gore Vidal

If you are a Representative and want to be a Senator, you must be careful not to do anything which might upset…

— Gore Vidal

In a society like ours, politics is improvisation. To the artful dodger rather than the true believer goes the prize.

— Gore Vidal

Gentlemen are not supposed to tell the truth about their sex lives, nor are ladies, for that matter. Of course Clinton lied…

— Gore Vidal

One of the most fascinating aspects of politician-watching is trying to determine to what extent any politician believes what he says.

— Gore Vidal

If you want to rise in politics in the United States, there is one subject you must stay away from, and that…

— Gore Vidal

We've had parallel lives. And frankly, I prefer mine to his. I would not like to be George Bush.

— Gore Vidal

It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one party representing four percent of the people.

— Gore Vidal

As for my support for Obama, remember that I was brought up in Washington. It was an all-black city when I was…

— Gore Vidal

I have been saying for the some time now that America has only one party - the property party. It's the party…

— Gore Vidal

Yet in a society of conflicting interests the only democratic way in which matters can be improved is through politics, and politics…

— Gore Vidal

Heaven's sakes, there's only one party which I call the Property Party. It's got two wings. One is called the "Republican" and…

— Gore Vidal

Movie acting, I later realized, reminds me of contract bridge. Each requires the same concentration, intense short-term memory, and obliviousness to everything…

— Gore Vidal

Our only political party has two right wings, one called Republican, the other Democratic. But Henry Adams figured all that out back…

— Gore Vidal

When Ronald Reagan's career in show business came to an end, he was hired to impersonate, first, a California governor and then…

— Gore Vidal

There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party...and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat. Republicans are…

— Gore Vidal

As the age of television progresses the Reagans will be the rule, not the exception. To be perfect for television is all…

— Gore Vidal