War is tragedy. The great war stories are tragedies. It's the failure of diplomacy. 'War and Peace,' 'A Farewell to Arms,' 'For Whom the Bell Tolls.' Those are some of the greatest tragedies. David Mamet armbelldiplomacy Change image and share on social
Liberalism is a religion. Its tenets cannot be proved, its capacity for waste and destruction demonstrated. But it affords a feeling of spiritual rectitude at little or no cost. David Mamet affordcapacitycost Change image and share on social
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. David Mamet branchcitizenryfail Change image and share on social
Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember. David Mamet easyrememberthing Change image and share on social
People ask me, 'What do you do?' And I tell them I'm a writer, but always with the silent reservation, 'I am, of course, not really a writer. Hemingway was a writer.' David Mamet hemingwaypeoplereservation Change image and share on social
I used to think I'd like to be a fireman - in fact, I still would - and the only drawback I could see was coming back to the firehouse, after a day of fighting fires, and still having to put in an eight-hour day writing. David Mamet backcomeday share on social
There's something in me that just wants to create dialogue. David Mamet createdialogue Change image and share on social
The quality I most admire in a man is steadfastness. David Mamet admiremanquality Change image and share on social
