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The secret knowledge is there's nobody home but us chickens. The Constitution was written by a bunch of regular guys who tried to get together and thrash out a contract under which they could get together that would keep people together.
David Mamet
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David Mamet
Age: 76
Born: 1947
Born: November 30
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I know very well what it is to be out of work and to be cheated by employers and I know what it is to be an employer.
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