My definition of a 'friend' is, coming from Chicago, someone who says, 'Yeah, sure. You know what? Let's talk about what we can talk about. Let's help each other out. Your politics are none of my business.' David Mamet businesschicagocome share on social
Conservatives believe in smaller government and in the power of the electorate. So I think that we're less likely to try to use a dramatic forum to warp people's political views. David Mamet conservativedramaticelectorate Change image and share on social
I'm not the guy to ask about politics. I'm a gag writer. David Mamet gagguypolitic Change image and share on social
I didn't knowingly meet a conservative until, to my shame, I was 60 years old and sat down and said, 'Wow, I don't understand what this guy's talking about, but he has a great civility about him. Perhaps I better investigate this thing.' David Mamet civilityconservativegreat share on social
Roll back the clock, and every possession of every great country started with a crime. David Mamet backclockcountry Change image and share on social
I took the liberal view for many decades, but I believe I have changed my mind. David Mamet changedecadeliberal Change image and share on social
I love all insider memoirs. It doesn't matter whether it's truck-drivers or doctors. I think everybody likes to go backstage, find out what people think and what they talk about and what specialised job they have. David Mamet backstagedoctordriver 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
In a world we find terrifying, we ratify that which doesn't threaten us. David Mamet findratifyterrify Change image and share on social
I understand that computers, which I once believed to be but a hermaphrodite typewriter-cum-filing cabinet, offer the cyber literate increased ability to communicate. I do not think this is altogether a bad thing, however it may appear on the surface. David Mamet abilityaltogetherbad share on social
