Lisa See Quotes
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Our goal is not simply to reconstruct the Japan that existed before March 11, 2011, but to build a new Japan. We are determined to overcome this historic challenge.
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I was always very determined and ambitious, and I knew I would do something that would let me travel and stuff, but I didn't know really know what I would do to get there.
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If it's a good song, it's a good song. I'll take it.
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When you're told to go brief a United States senator on a covert operation, you go do it. And you trust the information isn't going to leak.
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Certainly our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters need to be supported in living out their call to holiness.
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I had to quit ballet because it felt like a part of me was dying inside.
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On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods.
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With the greatest of respect, I have watched Apple from the day it started. I was publishing magazines about the Apple II before most people had ever heard what a personal computer was.
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Midi is my hobby.
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There is something not entirely satisfying about an online memorial.
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The reason I was able to grow my business was that every day, after producing 30 minutes of wine television, I spent 15 hours a day replying to every single person's e-mail and every single person's Twitter @ reply.
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In a lot of movies, you'll see people on crazy dates, and you're like, 'No one would ever do that!'
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The past is the beginning of the beginning and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn.
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My bedroom is my sanctuary. It's like a refuge, and it's where I do a fair amount of designing - at least conceptually, if not literally.
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I love music, I make films with music, I eat with music, I sleep with music, I think with music. Music makes me dream; it strengthens my creativity.
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Muslims are not bloodthirsty people. Islam is a religion of peace that forbids the killing of the innocent. Islam also accepts the Prophets, whether those prophets are Mohammed, God's peace and blessing be upon Him, or Moses or the other prophets of the Books.
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Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis. The most exciting letters I received were from people in places like that.
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I've always loved Scotland, and I'm not a huge fan of big cities, to be honest. I like them to dip into for a bit, but I'm not sure I would want to live in one again.
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There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one - keep from telling their happiness to the unhappy.
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We need a defense budget that's big enough to sustain an increase in the size of the Army.
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The Moment is an album that contains the best music I have ever produced.
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I love to act, but business is more interesting because it's more competitive and involves more people. There's more 'now' mentality and energy. Intellectually, it's a lot more interesting.
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And one of the interesting things about bound feet is that they never age.
