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David Mamet Quotes

They say you can't study Kabbalah until you are at least 40 years old. You know why? You have to have experienced at least one generation making the same mistakes as the previous one.

David Mamet

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: dramatist
Nationality: american
Birth: November 30, 1947

Topics

Mistakes Generation You Know Say

The politicians of New York have everything that is necessary to make proper decisions and they will have to live with what happens afterwards. The worst scenario is the politicians covering their eyes and turning it over to the FBI.

Tom Hayden

Live Eyes New York Decisions New

To be sure, hunters and sportsmen back gun rights. Beyond that, there are millions who see guns as a defense against fear - fear of criminals breaking into their homes or assaulting them on city streets.

Robert Dallek

Fear City Gun Back Beyond See

I've always been a bit of a clown. But I think the seminal moment was when I was sixteen, and I auditioned for a little production of The 'Wizard of Oz,' and I was like, 'Clearly I'm Dorothy!' And they were like, 'We'd like you to play the Wicked Witch.'

Miriam Shor

Moment Think You Play Clearly Clown

I think actors always retain one foot in the cradle. We're switched on to our youth, to our childhood. We have to be because we're in the business of transferring emotions to other people.

Derek Jacobi

Business Childhood People Youth Foot

I would not say that secret-keeping is one of my finer skills, actually.

Claire Danes

Skills Say Would Finer Actually

I just am a Democrat. I could never, never be a Republican.

Anne Cox Chambers

Never Republican Democrat Just Could

I love music so much. I've got something going all the time. I've gotta be singing. I've gotta be creating music, or I'm not happy.

Ashley Monroe

Love Music Time Happy Singing Going

You don't have to go very far away from Scandinavia to realize what an idyllic society it is.

Susanne Bier

Society You Far Away Go Realize Far

Down through the centuries, the Czech Republic, the territory of the Czech Republic has been a place of cultural exchange.

Pope Benedict XVI

Down Place Through Republic Been

The only time I have problems is when I sleep.

Tupac Shakur

Time Sleep Problems Only Only Time

My mother was a dominant force in my life. She had a very specific idea about education, which was: you should know everything about everything. It was quite simple. There was no exclusivity, and there really was no judgment.

Twyla Tharp

Life Education Mother Simple My Life

I hope that France - and all of Europe - we would take an initiative for the year 2012 to be the year of peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

Nicolas Sarkozy

Hope Peace Year Initiative Europe