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"We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started."
"I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined than their governments."
"A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths."
"People generally quarrel because they cannot argue."
"How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it?"
"I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one."
"I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I'm an optimist, brought up on the belief that if you wait to the end of the story, you get to see the good people live happily ever after."
Explore more quotes by David Mamet
"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."
"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."
"I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say you can get further with a kind word and a gun than just a kind word."
"The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let's think about what's the whole battle."
"I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what you have to do to raise the money."
"Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills."
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