David Mamet Quotes
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Winning is great, but being able to finish my last Olympic Games on American soil was very important. Even though I was injured, I didn't let my psyche get the best of me and cause me to doubt myself, so I was willing to pull every muscle in my body in '96 in order to get the job done and I came away with the bronze medal.
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The economy has become seriously unbalanced. Its growth has not been driven by investment or by overcoming Britain's long-standing weaknesses in investment and productivity, particularly skills. Instead, there has been a binge of debt-financed consumer spending.
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I don't spend a lot of money on clothes, which is weird because I am a fashion model, but when it comes to the new collections coming out, I am just praying designers send it to me for free.
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I like being involved with projects that are not only entertaining but are also thought provoking. Either that, or jobs that keep a roof over my head. A mixture of both is always nice.
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My creative partner is a writer, and he's got an executive producing credit on this film. We've made three films together and I would never underestimate the impact of a writer.
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When I race in Australia or Korea or Japan I know it will be a big change for me because Ferrari fans are worldwide.
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I was not a silly kid or outgoing. In fact, I suffered from quite a bit of anxiety. I used to have panic attacks when I was a teenager, really incapacitating moments, because I had some phobias.
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The game of football is something I dearly love, and there's nothing else I'd rather be doing.
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Each time you do a film you gain a lot of experience and build a visual resume where people get to know who you are.
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I know that Donald Trump is a smart man.
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There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but I find they have less horror when among them than when in anticipation.
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She had a penetrating sort of laugh. Rather like a train going into a tunnel.
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Indian food is a luxury on tour.
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Yeah, they let me do whatever I wanted to.
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Lady Gaga? She's cool! She works really hard. When we would have our dance rehearsals, she wasn't the singer that was like, 'Oh, I'll just stand in front.' She wanted to learn everything - she was doing the dance moves. She's a good dancer.
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Think of how many mistakes you made at 22 years old. Like, I made a million.
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What second love could she Olympias make out of her ruined first love? The second love that most women make out of their first love for husbands grows from a mutual and tacit sadness in both husband and wife that he is only in rare moments the man both would like him to be.
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If ignorance is bliss, then knock the smile off my face.
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The act of witnessing is important to me; somebody's got to tell the truth, you know what I mean?
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I'm not sure when I first heard about Beth Hart. I do remember seeing her on various TV shows. I think I'd seen her on 'Conan O'Brien' or whatever. And it seemed that whenever we'd tour Europe, our paths would cross.
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I am certainly humbled to receive the American Voice Award and join the ranks of so many people that I admire.
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Almost 24 million children - one in three - are likely growing up without their father involved in their lives.
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I was fortunate enough to have a rambling youth.
