Quote by David Mamet
The product of the artist has become less important than the fact

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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The government, for example, has determined that black people (somehow) have fewer abilities than white people, and, so, must be given certain preferences. Anyone acquainted with both black and white people knows this assessment is not only absurd but monstrous. And yet it is the law. – David Mamet

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Government
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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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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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A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity. – Robert Frost

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Individual rights are the means of subordinating society to moral law. – Ayn Rand

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If youre not adapting to the very rapidly changing environment, if you cant think creatively, you lose big in this society because there are very few jobs for you left. – Robert Sternberg

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