Quote by David Mamet
In my family, in the days prior to television, we liked to while a

In my family, in the days prior to television, we liked to while away the evenings by making ourselves miserable, solely based on our ability to speak the language viciously. – David Mamet

Other quotes by David Mamet

The product of the artist has become less important than the fact of the artist. We wish to absorb this person. We wish to devour someone who has experienced the tragic. In our society this person is much more important than anything he might create. – David Mamet

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Society
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Theres nothing in the world more silent than the telephone the morning after everybody pans your play. It wont ring from room service your mother wont be calling you. If the phone has not rung by 8 in the morning, youre dead. – David Mamet

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Morning
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It was only for two years, and I jumped from family to family. Its very scary. – Mary J. Blige

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I love children and I get along with them great. Its just that I believe if youre going to be a parent, there has to be something inside you that says, I want a family. I dont feel that sense of urgency. – George Clooney

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Family

My family is more important than my party. – Zell Miller

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If you want to see mankind fully, look at a family. Within the family minds become organically one, and for this reason the family is total poetry. – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy. – Socrates

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Never run into debt, not if you can find anything else to run into. – Josh Billings

Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. – Colin Powell

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Tis so much joy! Tis so much joy! If I should fail, what poverty! And yet, as poor as I Have ventured all upon a throw; Have gained! Yes! Hesitated so this side the victory! – Emily Dickinson

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