Quote by David Mamet
The Oscars demonstrate the will of the people to control and judge

The Oscars demonstrate the will of the people to control and judge those they have elected to stand above them (much, perhaps, as in bygone days, an election celebrated the same). – David Mamet

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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. – David Mamet

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If, indeed, a firearm were more dangerous to its possessors than to potential aggressors, would it not make sense for the government to arm all criminals, and let them accidentally shoot themselves? Is this absurd? Yes, and yet the government, of course, is arming criminals. – David Mamet

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I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not know. – Epicurus

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Great individuals are not only popular themselves, but they give popularity to whatever they touch. – Fournier

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Everyone in our culture wants to win a prize. Perhaps that is the grand lesson we have taken with us from kindergarten in the age of perversions of Dewey-style education: everyone gets a ribbon, and praise becomes a meaningless narcotic to soothe egoistic distemper. – Gerald Early

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Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved. – Margaret Fuller

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Mum and dad thought I was going to say I was pregnant. I said oh no, no, Ive just been nominated for a Golden Globe. They were like, oh thats lovely, love. – Melissa George

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Technology is destructive only in the hands of people who do not realize that they are one and the same process as the universe. – Alan Watts

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