#idea

Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit. ↗

— David Mamet

#every #human #human spirit #idea #matters

Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on his ideas, to take a calculated risk, and to act. ↗

— Maxwell Maltz

#bet #better #between #calculated #calculated risk

My idea of perfect happiness is a healthy family, peace between nations, and all the critics die. ↗

— David Mamet

#critics #die #family #happiness #healthy

The main question in drama, the way I was taught, is always, 'What does the protagonist want?' That's what drama is. It comes down to that. It's not about theme, it's not about ideas, it's not about setting, but what the protagonist wants. ↗

— David Mamet

#always #comes #does #down #drama

I was totally involved in Bobby's World from the time we started the idea to sitting with the artists on how he would look, to the script meetings, the music, the lyrics, the songs. ↗

— Howie Mandel

#bobby #how #i #idea #involved

I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#democratic #equal #free #free society #harmony

It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#make #own #people #persuade #their

What we have to do is reinvent the idea of Europe. ↗

— Peter Mandelson

#idea #reinvent

I tend to not want to put labels or categories on the music, only because people come with preconceived ideas about what they're going to hear, or won't come for this reason. ↗

— Chuck Mangione

#because #categories #come #going #hear

For a long time, I really struggled with the idea of being an actor because I really felt that I should be in the Peace Corps. ↗

— Camryn Manheim

#because #being #corps #felt #i