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Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit.

~David Mamet

Topics: Every Human Human Spirit Idea Matters Nothing Nothing Matters Spirit

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I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say you can get further with a kind word and a gun than just a kind word.

~David Mamet

Topics: Further Get Grew Gun Just Kind Kind Word Neighborhood Say Than Tough Up Used Word You

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I understand that computers, which I once believed to be but a hermaphrodite typewriter-cum-filing cabinet, offer the cyber literate increased ability to communicate. I do not think this is altogether a bad thing, however it may appear on the surface.

~David Mamet

Topics: Ability Altogether Appear Bad Bad Thing Believed Cabinet Communicate Computers Cyber However Increased Literate May Offer Once Surface Thing Think Understand Which

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When the three branches of government have failed to represent the citizenry and the mass of the media has failed to represent the citizenry, then the citizenry better represent the citizenry.

~David Mamet

Topics: Better Branches Citizenry Failed Government Mass Media Represent Then Three

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My idea of perfect happiness is a healthy family, peace between nations, and all the critics die.

~David Mamet

Topics: Between Critics Die Family Happiness Healthy Idea Nations Peace Perfect

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My greatest fear is that the audience will beat me to the punch line.

~David Mamet

Topics: Audience Beat Fear Greatest Line Me Punch Punch Line Will

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I don't really have a social life.

~David Mamet

Topics: Life Really Social Social Life

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There is a profound and ineradicable taint of antisemitism in the British.

~David Mamet

Topics: British Profound

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I was fortunate enough to have a rambling youth.

~David Mamet

Topics: Enough Fortunate Youth

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The poker player learns that sometimes both science and common sense are wrong; that the bumblebee can fly; that, perhaps, one should never trust an expert; that there are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamt of by those with an academic bent.

~David Mamet

Topics: Academic Bent Both Common Common Sense Dreamt Earth Expert Fly Heaven Learns More Never Perhaps Player Poker Science Sense Should Sometimes Than Things Those Trust Wrong

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Dramatist

Born: November 30th, 1947

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