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I love all insider memoirs. It doesn't matter whether it's truck-drivers or doctors. I think everybody likes to go backstage, find out what people think and what they talk about and what specialised job they have.

~David Mamet

Topics: About Backstage Doctors Everybody Find Go Insider Job Likes Love Matter Memoirs Out People Talk Think Whether I Think I Love

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The so-called assault weapons ban is a hoax. It is a political appeal to the ignorant. The guns it supposedly banned have been illegal for 78 years. Did the ban make them 'more' illegal? The ban addresses only the appearance of weapons, not their operation.

~David Mamet

Topics: Address Appeal Appearance Assault Ban Banned Been Did Guns Hoax Ignorant Illegal Make More Only Operation Political So-Called Supposedly Them Weapons Years

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President Obama seems to understand the Constitution as a 'set of suggestions.'

~David Mamet

Topics: Constitution Obama President President Obama Seems Set Suggestions Understand

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The government, for example, has determined that black people (somehow) have fewer abilities than white people, and, so, must be given certain preferences. Anyone acquainted with both black and white people knows this assessment is not only absurd but monstrous. And yet it is the law.

~David Mamet

Topics: Ability Absurd Acquainted Anyone Assessment Black Black And White Both Certain Determined Example Fewer For Example Given Government Knows Law Monstrous Must Only People Preferences Somehow Than White

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The individual is not only best qualified to provide his own personal defense, he is the only one qualified to do so: and his right to do so is guaranteed by the Constitution.

~David Mamet

Topics: Best Constitution Defense Guaranteed He His Individual Only Own Personal Provide Qualified Right

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It is not the constitutional prerogative of the Government to determine needs.

~David Mamet

Topics: Constitutional Determine Government Needs Prerogative

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If, indeed, a firearm were more dangerous to its possessors than to potential aggressors, would it not make sense for the government to arm all criminals, and let them accidentally shoot themselves? Is this absurd? Yes, and yet the government, of course, is arming criminals.

~David Mamet

Topics: Absurd Accidentally Arm Course Criminals Dangerous Government Indeed Make More Potential Sense Shoot Than Them Themselves Were Would Yes

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There's no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.

~David Mamet

Topics: Enough Hard Just Talent Thing Work Work Hard You

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We Americans have always considered Hollywood, at best, a sinkhole of depraved venality. And, of course, it is. It is not a protective monastery of aesthetic truth. It is a place where everything is incredibly expensive.

~David Mamet

Topics: Aesthetic Always American Best Considered Course Everything Expensive Hollywood Incredibly Monastery Place Protective Truth Where

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My definition of a 'friend' is, coming from Chicago, someone who says, 'Yeah, sure. You know what? Let's talk about what we can talk about. Let's help each other out. Your politics are none of my business.'

~David Mamet

Topics: About Business Chicago Coming Definition Each Friend Help Know None Other Out Politics Says Someone Sure Talk Who Yeah You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Dramatist

Born: November 30th, 1947

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