David Mamet Quotes
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We think that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.
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If I look back I feel frightened, not happy, because my life is a bit of a mystery to me.
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At one time or another, we have all faced the temptation to disconnect by giving someone the silent treatment. After being married to Joel for more than twenty-one years, I have learned that is not the best way to handle a disagreement.
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To play something which is a big spectrum is so much more fun, so much more of a challenge.
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Television shows and movies that are all white, I can't watch them. They totally alienate me.
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Superman's always chasing after someone who just mugged somebody, and I've never seen that happen in my life.
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Never, and I mean never, allow anyone else's ideas of who you can or can't become sully your dream or pollute your imagination. This is your territory, and a 'Keep Out' sign is a great thing to erect at all entrances to your imagination.
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I love cats. I've had cats as pets.
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The Tea Party has imparted political energy to common-sense American constitutionalism.
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I think the reason I love 'Antiques Roadshow' is that it is sort of like the lottery. There's the chance a regular Joe could walk in with anything and come out close to a millionaire. There's the thrill of the find.
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Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body.
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Les Miserables is one of my favorite stories.
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I think it's very dangerous for people who do anything that's public to venture on the Web and check out what people are saying about them. Yes, you're bound to find things that will delight you - but you also find things that will make you brood and feel bad about yourself. Why would you intentionally invite that into your life?
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I just don't stop working.
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Man, double-faced by nature, is placed by Revelation under a sharp, precise external rule, controlling his actions and his thoughts.
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In Japan, you get on the bullet train or the airplane, and I loved the little speeches the stewardesses would do. They even do little speeches before you play gigs.
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I never really do the New Year's Resolution thing. I kind of just try to stay focused, not get too distracted, and do the best I can. And that's something I like to tell myself every year around New Year's.
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Death walks faster than the wind and never returns what he has taken.
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I had difficulty working for other people.
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If you want to make something happen in your life or career, well then you make and find the time. Simple as that.
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I had my first band. it was kind of a progressive metal band kind of thing. I just started writing songs that required more and more challenging vocals, and I just did them. Necessity is the mother of invention, right? So I just sort of did what I had to do to make the songs sound the way I wanted them to.
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The problem with signing our guys right now, almost none of the agents want to sign right now. They are afraid now if they go out and do a deal, they are going to get criticized for it.
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In the music industry, there's often a lot of egos and people aren't always very supportive, but we cheer each other on and we push each other to be better.
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Cop couldn't find his dick, two hands and a map.
