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Quote DB :: Authors :: Kurt Vonnegut :: View Quote View Quote "There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don’t know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president." - Copy to Clipboard   --  Kurt Vonnegut Listed in: Presidency Add Quote To Your Quote List   Rating: 4.83  Rate Quote 6 votes submitted Your Name: Friend's Email: Sponsored Links Top 5 quotes from Kurt Vonnegut "The worst thing that could happen to anybody, would be to not be used for anything by anybody." "People have to talk about something just to keep their good voice boxes in working order, so they'll have good voice boxes in case there's ever anything really meaningful to say." "Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way." "Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward." "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." Top 5 quotes from Presidency "I sit here all day trying to persuade people to do the things they ought to have the sense to do without my persuading them. That's all the powers of the President amount to." "I think the American public wants a solemn ass as a President, and I think I'll go along with them." "PRESIDENCY, n. The greased pig in the field game of American politics." "As President, I have no eyes but constitutional eyes; I cannot see you." "There is one thing about being President, no one can tell you when to sit down."

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