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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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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Government
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My greatest fear is that the audience will beat me to the punch line. – David Mamet

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You know, young actors say all the time, Should I use my own life experience? And my response is, What choice do you have? – David Mamet

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I would jump down Etna for any public good — but I hate a mawkish popularity. – John Keats

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I wouldnt say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity. – Bette Midler

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Popularity? Its glorys small change. – Victor Hugo

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Im shopping around for something to do that no one will like. – Jerry Garcia

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After all, in todays music scene every band seems to steal from other bands. – Maynard James Keenan

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The universal Mind contains all knowledge. It is the potential ultimate of all things. To it, all things are possible. – Ernest Holmes

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A free press can be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom a press will never be anything but bad. – Albert Camus

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