Lisa See Quotes
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People think I am America's party girl, which is just stupid. I have done 24 movies and I am creating my own TV show.
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In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.
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I'm not going to tell the Palestinians how to arrange themselves. If they want to have their own entity and their own parliament as they do today, that's fine. If they want to connect to Jordan, which has a very big Palestinian population, and vote in the Jordanian government, that's fine.
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I used to get a haircut every Saturday so I would never miss any of the comic books. I had practically no hair when I was a kid!
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A lot of news is just entertainment masquerading as news.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.
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Hungary is, in a word, in a state of WAR against the Hapsburg dynasty, a war of legitimate defence, by which alone it can ever regain independence and freedom.
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It is true that they paid much more attention to the trade unions because the trade unions were after all speaking for the rights and conditions of working men and women in their employment.
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Me as president would not be like anybody else as president. Everyone does the job differently.
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The single most important thing we can do to protect our communities from climate change is to reduce dangerous carbon pollution.
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To me, success is choice and opportunity.
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A lot of times on tour it's about, 'OK, where am I today? Wow, I'm in Costa Rica. What is their famous dish?' And it's about trying the food, and really experiencing it.
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Corporations cannot commit treason, or be outlawed or excommunicated, for they have no souls.
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In the '70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered if they'd take my passport away.
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I like Jaykae. He's a great artist, and I absolutely love Dr. Dre's album and a bit of Calvin Harris now and then.
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I'm reticent to say much more, but we would like to begin in the coming year. We'd like to shoot through the seasons because of the passage of time. This project is the great love of my life.
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I think it's an extremely important factor to have your team together. It goes back to having distractions. When you all stay together for a period of time you're not training people or feeling out different personalities.
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It will be impossible for us to eradicate HIV as long as any corner of the world is cut off from the education and services that we know helps stop the spread of this disease.
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My first husband, John Barry, was a composer. I couldn't believe that this sophisticated, talented genius chose me and not any of the other girls. I was so flattered, so excited, so in love with him. Of course, my parents were horrified, as he'd been married once and had a daughter with the au pair girl.
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I privilege the music over the lyrics.
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Making films. It gave me a voice. Legitimately saved me.
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I don't have any type of sketch-comedy or stand-up background.
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My hardcover sales are 17% down in books but up 400% in electronics.
