Lisa See Quotes
When the sun is shining, think of the time it won't be, because even when you're sitting in your house with the doors shut, misfortune can fall from above. Page 279
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'Grey's Anatomy' is a very culturally diverse show.
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I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.
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It took me just three months to pick up Hindi. I guess I'm a fast learner when it comes to languages.
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Getting to perform at the Carlyle, following in the footsteps of women like Elaine Stritch, Barbara Cook, Christine Ebersole, Kelli O'Hara, and so many others, is nothing short of a dream come true.
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I am a control freak. I will admit that freely.
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When you're a teenage girl, a lot of being pretty has to do with your hair.
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You can't be around Oprah and not have her influence you, and I don't mean that because she's doling out the free advice. I mean it because she is someone that leads with truth and follows her heart. She's a force.
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If you know you are giving your best effort, you'll never have any reason for regrets.
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Rather than waiting to restore fiscal responsibility after we pass legislation, we must work to ensure we remain committed to it as we draft legislation.
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I always see where I didn't do things the right way. I only see the heavy lifting. That's a bit of my wisdom, if you want to call it that.
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China has to go along with world trends. That's democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward.
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People work hard.
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During the crusades all were religious mad, and now all are mad for want of it.
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I like to read in the bathtub. Ideally, that bathtub would be located on a small Greek island.
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It is possible that, post-Kyoto, the developed countries will recognise the requirements of the developing world.
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All the children of the great men in Persia are brought up at court, where they have an opportunity of learning great modesty, and where nothing immodest is ever heard or seen.
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Don't take 'no' for an answer.
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Our fate is determined by how far we are prepared to push ourselves to stay alive - the decisions we make to survive. We must do whatever it takes to endure and make it through alive.
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People are friendlier in New York than London.
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Most women don't play like guys do: they don't wrestle, fight, get into brawls. They don't know how to express themselves in a physical, active way.
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It's the duty of all novelists, all painters, all musicians, all people who try to make art move: to look for something they feel authentically, without paying attention to styles.
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It's an amazing feeling to go into a studio and really be alone.
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Don't forget to celebrate. When I was first coming up, everything was so serious - we were always rushing to get to the next thing - that we didn't take the time to say, 'Man, look what we did just now.'
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When the sun is shining, think of the time it won't be, because even when you're sitting in your house with the doors shut, misfortune can fall from above. Page 279
