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Everybody makes their own fun. If you don't make it yourself, it isn't fun. It's entertainment.

David Mamet

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David Mamet
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: November 30
Actor
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Chicago
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David Alen Mamet
David Alan Mamet
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We're all put to the test... but it never comes in the form or at the point we would prefer, does it?
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When the three branches of government have failed to represent the citizenry and the mass of the media has failed to represent the citizenry, then the citizenry better represent the citizenry.
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Being among my people is a delight. We Jews live among ourselves. I love it.
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They say the definition of ambivalence is watching your mother-in-law drive over a cliff in your new Cadillac.
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If you're writing an opinion piece, it's your job to write your opinion. If, on the other hand, you wrote a novel, as Virginia Woolf tells us, it would be inappropriate if you let your novel be influenced by your political opinions.
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