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I can’t stand so much of what I see in the Soho posh art gallery scene. The other day at Jack Gelber’s house, John Ashbery said, “Well, doesn’t everybody read the Soho Weekly News?” I don’t, sir.

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At 1:30 AM, I shut off the TV set, with the election still in doubt. Carter was very close to an electoral majority, but the Western states were going heavily for Ford.

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The bright TV lights came on as I stood near the door. Mrs. Carter – Rosalynn – came in first. Then Jimmy came in, and the crowd was electrified. I was just a couple of feet away from him, and Secret Service agents would hardly let you get closer.

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The office of the presidency is where men are supposed to make history, not illegitimate babies.

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Joe, the 89-year-old grandpappy, is from a generation that thinks “tinder” is something you use to start a fire rather than to get herpes.

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It’s unlikely that Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton would have been as popular as they were had LBJ never been elected president.

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The universe has no restrictions. You place restrictions on the universe with your expectations.

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There’s basically a giant space ship at the bottom of the ocean.