What did David Mamet mean by: Here is a sovereign talisman against regret: never do that which might engender it. David Mamet Playwright · USA Copy
+ All of us. All of us. We’re doomed. Author, June 24, 2023January 2, 2025, David Mamet, Fear, Hopelessness, Unity, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
Invent nothing, deny nothing, speak up, stand up, stay out of school. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Mamet, Innovation, Rebellion, Truth, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
IF YOU PRETEND THE CHARACTERS CANT SPEAK, AND WRITE A SILENT MOVIE, YOU WILL BE WRITING GREAT DRAMA. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Mamet, Drama, Silence, Writing, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
+ You can’t rely on the acting to tell the story. Author, June 18, 2023January 2, 2025, David Mamet, Dependence, Narrative, Performance, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
The great movie can be as free of being a record of the progress of the protagonist as is a dream. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Mamet, Interpretation, Reality, Subjectivity, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
The avant-garde is to the left what jingoism is to the right. Both are a refuge in nonsense. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Mamet, Art, Critique, Politics, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
+ The quality I most admire in a man is steadfastness. Author, October 15, 2023January 2, 2025, David Mamet, Admiration, Quality, Steadfastness, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
It is not the constitutional prerogative of the Government to determine needs. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Mamet, Constitutional, Government, Needs, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
Our biggest mistakes, were things we didn’t do, companies we didn’t buy. Read explanation Charlie Munger Business person
Most men spend the first half of their lives making the second half miserable. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
We seldom repent talking little, but very often talking too much. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
We rarely repent of speaking little, but often of speaking too much. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France