David Mamet Quotes

People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed to get what they want.

David Mamet

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PeopleSayWantMeanAlwaysMay

The world is... the natural setting of, and field for, all my thoughts and all my explicit perceptions. Truth does not inhabit only the inner man, or more accurately, there is no inner man, man is in the world, and only in the world does he know himself.

Maurice Merleau-Ponty

TruthManThoughtsWorldKnowMore

I can't claim to 'understand' 'Byzantium,' if any dance work can be 'understood,' but whenever I see it, I sense that it's charged with meaning.

Robert Gottlieb

WorkDanceMeaningUnderstandSee

If it's a drama or comedy, it doesn't matter to me. I just want to like the writing.

Jean Smart

MeWritingComedyDramaWantMatter

Coaches are going to adapt to whatever the rules are. The rules certainly change strategy.

Stan Van Gundy

ChangeStrategyRulesAdaptWhatever

I'm no spring chicken. The same arthritis that ate up my left hip that finally got replaced hasn't stopped there... And touring is a lot of work. I'm impressed when I see people like Eric Clapton out there. Gee whiz, Eric, give me a break! I know it's gotta hurt somewhere.

Steve Perry

WorkSpringPeopleMeHurtKnow

I love being able to help promote Seattle to travelers worldwide.

Tom Douglas

LoveHelpSeattleBeingAbleI Love

When we got with Dallas Austin, he was just getting on. He was kinda like the fourth member of TLC.

Rozonda Thomas

DallasGotTLCJustLikeAustin

Punctuality is the politeness of kings.

Louis XVIII of France

KingsPolitenessPunctuality

I do not want to have anything to do with anybody who is racist or bigoted or anti-Semitic.

Corey Stewart

WantAnythingWhoAnybodyBigoted

I just feel we are extremely lucky that when we wake up, we get to go to work and do something we love. Honestly, we can't call it work. We're living the dream, really. If you start thinking about the dangers too much, it's time to stop.

Allan McNish

WorkLoveTimeStartWake UpYou

I'm a Hall of Famer, and I can go outside today and go to a restaurant or wherever, and somebody will come up to me and say, 'Practice? We talkin' 'bout practice?' Man, I am a Hall of Famer, and that's all you can think about?

Allen Iverson

TodayManI AmPracticeMeThink

No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sensible worker does not knock those who work with him. Don't knock your friends. Don't knock your enemies. Don't knock yourself.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

WorkManYourselfPeopleFriends

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