What are you, you're a secretary, John

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	    LEVENE

            Yes.  I did.  This morning.

                   (to Williamson)

            What I'm saying to you: things can

            change.  You see?  This is where

            you fuck up, because this is

            something you don't know.  You

            can't look down the road.  And see

            what's coming.  Might be someone

            else, John.  It might be someone

            new, eh?  Someone new.  And you

            can't look back. 'Cause you don't

            know history.  You ask them.  When

            we were at Rio Rancho, who was top

            man?  A month...?  Two months...?

            Eight months in twelve for three

            years in a row.  You know what that

            means?  You know what that means?

            Is that luck?  Is that some, some,

            some purloined leads?  That's skill.

            That's talent, that's, that's... 

                         ROMA

            ...yes... 

                         LEVENE

            ...and you don't remember. 'Cause

            you weren't around.  That's cold

            calling.  Walk up to the door.  I

            don't even know their name.  I'm

            selling something they don't even

            want.  You talk about soft sell...

            before we had a name for it...before

            we called it anything, we did it. 

                         ROMA

            That's right, Shel.

                         LEVENE

            And, and, and, I did it.  And I put

            a kid through school.

            She...and...Cold calling, fella.

            Door to door.  But you don't know.

            You don't know.  You never heard of

            a streak.  You never heard of

            "marshaling your sales force..."

            What are you, you're a secretary,

            John.  Fuck you.  That's my message

            for you.  Fuck you and kiss my ass.

            You don't like it, I'll go talk to

            Jerry Graff.  Period.  Fuck you.

            Put me on the board.  And I want

            three worthwhile leads today and I

            don't want any bullshit about them

            and I want 'em close together

            'cause I'm going to hit them all

            today.  That's all I have to say to you.



David Mamet, Glengarry Glen Ross