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The basis of drama is... the struggle of the hero towards a specific goal at the end of which he realises that what kept him from it was, in the lesser drama, civilisation and, in the great drama, the discovery of something that he did not set out to discover but which can be seen retrospectively as inevitable.
Author: David Mamet - American DramatistGreat , End , Struggle , Hero
People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed to get what they want.
Author: David Mamet - American DramatistPeople , Always , Want , Say
The quality I most admire in a man is steadfastness.
Author: David Mamet - American DramatistMan , Most , Admire , Quality
Art and mass entertainment and propaganda, they can all be plotted on the same graph, but there is a difference.
Author: David Mamet - American DramatistArt , Difference , Same , Entertainment
I've always been more comfortable sinking while clutching a good theory than swimming with an ugly fact.
Author: David Mamet - American DramatistAlways , Good , Swimming , Ugly
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.
Author: David Mamet - American DramatistSometimes , Science , Trust , Fly
Roll back the clock, and every possession of every great country started with a crime.
Author: David Mamet - American DramatistBack , Great , Country , Crime
The honest man might observe... that no one gets something for nothing; that politicians go in poor and go out rich; that the Government screws up everything it touches; and that the Will to Believe is best confined to the Religious Venue, as to practice it elsewhere is just too damned expensive.
Author: David Mamet - American DramatistBest , Man , Believe , Government
One person may need (or want) more leisure, another more work; one more adventure, another more security, and so on. It is this diversity that makes a country, indeed a state, a city, a church, or a family, healthy. 'One-size-fits-all,' and that size determined by the State has a name, and that name is 'slavery.'
Author: David Mamet - American DramatistWork , Family , City , Diversity
There's nothing in the world more silent than the telephone the morning after everybody pans your play. It won't ring from room service; your mother won't be calling you. If the phone has not rung by 8 in the morning, you're dead.
Author: David Mamet - American DramatistYou , Morning , Mother , Service
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I consider myself an inventor first and an entrepreneur second. In real life, my hero is Thomas Edison. He was a great inventor, but also an outstanding entrepreneur who was able to sell his inventions to the masses. He didn't just develop the light bulb; he invented the entire electric grid and power distribution system. (Aaron Patzer)Affiliated links: In case you want to support this project, you can do it by using these links. There will be no cost to you and they may be a little help to the creativity of this project.
