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The pain of losing is diverting. So is the thrill of winning. Winning, however, is lonelier, as those you've won money from are not likely to commiserate with you. Winning takes getting used to.
David Mamet
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David Mamet
Age: 76
Born: 1947
Born: November 30
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I've been alienating my public since I was 20 years old.
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Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit.
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Characters on stage, like people in what we refer to as real life, do not speak to reveal themselves. They do not speak to conceal themselves. They speak to get whatever it is that they want. It is the only reason they speak.
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