David Mamet Quotes
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Don't go into any store that features shopping bags that can stand on their own accord in the middle of a table. This sort of shopping bag denotes prices that will start chipping into your children's college education fund. Avoid it.
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I can enjoy anywhere, and I can leave it. Life is about moving on.
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I'm glad I went through all the normal teenage dramas that a lot of people go through. I can really relate to 'Secret Life' because I witnessed those similar struggles.
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I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States and didn't have my immigration papers in order, so working for a university was a way of resolving the issue.
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If you are trying to get people to work on a problem together, it's best if they don't know where you, as the supervisor/manager, stand on the question.
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I hope to continue building my acting career and work more on projects that fulfill my artistic thirst.
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Most people are completely unaware of their breath. They violate your space, they have no idea that they have halitosis.
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What is new in the world? Nothing. What is old in the world? Nothing. Everything has always been and will always be.
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You always have to be on at times, and occasionally people get upset if you say no to a picture when you're eating dinner or something, and that's kind of the hard part. Or if you get crazy rumors that swirl around you from time to time that are just silly.
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I do confess to being the exasperated, bossy, know-it-all, overachieving big sister.
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The whole concept of witches was that women were speaking up for themselves and fighting for their rights. The whole concept of witchcraft came into play to hold down women and women's empowerment.
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Before Juilliard, I was a schoolteacher for a little bit. I taught in a charter school. I was a substitute teacher for kids ages 3 to 6.
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I'm a walking, talking enigma. We're a dying breed.
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A big part of my life is music education because it changed my life - but arts, academics and athletics should all be equally treated in the school.
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I've found all of my apartments on Craigslist. I've got good Craigslist luck. I just sit on my couch and really focus on it, and I've gotten really lucky that way.
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Nothing fires me up like losing. It certainly makes you want to go that extra bit.
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I was able to participate in New York Fashion Week and walk down the runway. I participated in a pizza contest in Canada.
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I'm not really that interested in going back to playing small supporting roles.
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I adore burgers. I know they are bad for me, and only technically a sandwich, but a well made burger, juicy and hot off the grill, is wonderful!
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There certainly are some good aspects to Common Core.
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We make the world we live in and shape our own environment.
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Wherever possible, I try to see things from the other side of the dividing line and to read civilisation 'against the grain.'
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Nearly all the things I do that are of any merit at all start off just being good fun, and I think I'm sort of building up to doing something else quite soon.
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It's hard to write a good plot, it's very hard.
