The good causes of the Left may generally be compared to NASCAR; they offer the diversion of watching things go excitingly around in a circle, gettin… - David Mamet

What the hell are you? You're a fuckin' secretary. Fuck you. That's my message to ya: fuck you and kiss my ass, and if you don't like it baby I'm going across the street to Jerry Graff, period, fuck you. Now, I want you to put me on the cadillac board and I want two promising leads and I don't want any bullshit and I want them close together because I am going to close them all, and that is all I have to say to you! [flips him off]

Flattery takes away the capacity of the listener to make a rational, unbiased opinion.

Before you can steal fire from the Gods you gotta be able to get coffee for the director