Elizabeth Lesser Quotes
Agree to these ground rules: Be curious, conversational and real. Don't persuade or interrupt. Listen, listen, listen.
Quotes to Explore
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It is easy to see what many people, women especially, admire about Sarah Palin. Here is a mother of five who can see the bright side of having a child with Down syndrome and still find the time and energy to govern the state of Alaska.
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I am in love with myself, with my friends, with my family, with kids, with life and my movies.
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Marriage has always been a state and local issue.
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I found it interesting that as people become more technically oriented all over the world, at the same time people are becoming increasingly spiritual. The success of the Da Vinci code - even though it was a great yawn - also showed people's interest in religion.
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I'm a comedian who got into movies, so I don't really think of myself as an actor.
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For a writer, life is always too short to write. I will just try my best during what remains of my life.
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I don't care what people think of me as a person, but I do care what people think of my work, and whether I'm investing enough into it.
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I was once an extra in a Bruce Springsteen video where they did a live performance video at Tramps. I forget the name of the song.
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When I was growing up in Iraq, there was an unbroken belief in progress and a great sense of optimism. It was a moment of nation building.
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I am unboreable in the great outdoors.
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Early in my career, my 3-, 5- and 9-irons performed differently than my other irons. But I adapted and made them work.
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The idea of a stag hunt evokes chivalry - knights in jerkins and hose, ladies on sidesaddles with wimples and billowing dresses, a white stag symbolizing something-or-other, and Robin Hood getting in the way. An actual stag hunt is more like a horseback meeting of a county planning commission.
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An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This is something that is not excused.
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Sexuality poorly repressed unsettles some families; well repressed, it unsettles the whole world.
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I can't think of any more powerful moment than when you stand on a stage.
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My hair grows and grows; you cannot stop it - that fellow grows, it grows wild.
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In the music industry, intelligence in women is undervalued.
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Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place.
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What is important for kids to learn is that no matter how much money they have, earn, win, or inherit, they need to know how to spend it, how to save it, and how to give it to others in need. This is what handling money is about, and this is why we give kids an allowance.
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A mortgage transaction is very complex, very complicated, and very localized - the rules are not just by state but by county, sometimes even by municipality.
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I normally listen to Spanish music - well, Latin music. I like a lot of singers.
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My character, Rick Spleen, is a what-if version of me, really, where nothing did quite turn out right and everything else is still around the corner.
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The one thing I hate about other managers is waffle that is nowhere near the truth. I would never conduct myself like that.
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Agree to these ground rules: Be curious, conversational and real. Don't persuade or interrupt. Listen, listen, listen.
