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You get rich through luck. You get rich through crime. You get rich through fulfilling the needs of another. You can be as greedy as you like. If you can’t do one of those three things, you ain’t going to get any money.

David Mamet

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David Mamet
Age: 76
Born: 1947
Born: November 30
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