[David] Mamet's the writer I admire most but he's way off from when he tries to talk about what the moral appeal of liberal thought is. His heart is not in it. David Hare More Quotes by David Hare More Quotes From David Hare Sudden resolutions, like the sudden rise of mercury in a barometer, indicate little else than the variability of the weather. David Hare changelittlesweather Never take advice from anyone with no investment in the outcome. David Hare investmentoutcomesadvice The theatre is the best way of showing the gap between what is said and what is seen to be done, and that is why, ragged and gap-toothed as it is, it has still a far healthier potential than some poorer, abandoned arts. David Hare theatredoneart Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides. David Hare adversitystrongtwo No one but a fool is always right. David Hare fool Style is the art of getting yourself out of the way, not putting yourself in it. David Hare stylewritingart Smiles are the language of love. David Hare smilelanguagelove Thought is the wind and knowledge the sail. David Hare sailsailingwind What politicians want and what creative writers want will always be profoundly different, because I'm afraid all politicians, of whatever hue, want propaganda, and writers want the truth, and they're not compatible. David Hare huedifferentcreative My father always said 'There's no free lunch.' My father was right. There's no free lunch and there's no free market. The market is rigged, the market is always rigged, and the rigging is in favour of the people who run the market. That's what the market is. It's a bent casino. The house always wins. David Hare winningrunningfather When you get older, then you feel death not at the end of the road, but death all around you, in everything. Life is saturated with death. I feel death everywhere. David Hare end-of-the-roadendslife-is The most important playwright's gift is to hit your time and speak to your time. David Hare craftsimportantspeak You cant get a contemporary story about what is going on inside government, and how society sees itself, on American TV. David Hare tvsgovernmentstories Trying to be a socialist and a libertarian is obviously a very difficult balancing act, which nobody has pulled off too successfully in this century. David Hare libertariancenturytrying For a politician, the mans to power is paramount, and the ideology, in a way, can look after itself; I'm afraid a writer can't think like that. A writer has to think that it's more important to be right than to be popular. David Hare importantlooksthinking I believe love opens people up. David Hare i-believebelievepeople I actually think love changes everything. I think it's the only thing worth having. David Hare thinking The poetry from the eighteenth century was prose; the prose from the seventeenth century was poetry. David Hare prosecenturypoetry The future of American film lies on television. David Hare filmlyingtelevision If you kill a character people feel sad. That's too easy. David Hare easycharacterpeople
