Quote by David Mamet
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and prot

Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status. – David Mamet

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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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I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall rise refreshed in the morning. – Benjamin Franklin

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Shrinking away from death is something unhealthy and abnormal which robs the second half of life of its purpose. – Carl Jung

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After the writers death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter. – Jean Cocteau

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What is the value of sticking a microphone in a mans face right after he has learned of his wifes death? – Jessica Savitch

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