Lisa Unger Quotes
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What brought mass innovation to a nation was not scientific advances - its own or others' - but 'economic dynamism': the desire and the space to innovate.
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I am a romantic, and I think dates are wonderful. I like quirky and fun things. Like going for a bike ride or for a pedicure together.
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The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than in a normal sitcom. It always pushes the line that, despite human failings, the Simpsons are really decent people.
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I make mistakes on a very grand scale.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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Save yourself some grief. Check with the publicist you hire to see what other books he/she has coming out at the same time as yours.
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A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years.
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I play on the left hand side, and I try to do the best I can.
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On 'Paranormal Activity,' it worked to my advantage not to have much of a crew, but on a bigger movie, where you have to work with a larger group of people who basically become your second family for a few months, it can be a great experience. Even though all of my projects are small scale compared to most Hollywood productions.
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Brooklyn, it's a great town, a great city. It's New York.
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Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with you.
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Rarely do you walk down the street doing anything that my grandparent's generation did. And half of that comes with the technology advances.
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I believe the Thai people are patient, and the people at least give me a chance to prove my ability to help them.
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There ought to be a thoughtful welfare-reform debate that doesn't turn into something that could be called scapegoating.
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A writer without a reader doesn't exist.
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India will have to hang down her head in shame if even one person is left who is said in any way to be untouchable.
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'Bagdad Cafe' was a film that changed many, many people's lives... how they saw themselves and how they looked at their life situation. I thought I made a little movie. All the mail that I get is about how it changed lives, and that's wonderful.
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In the present imperialistic milieu there can be no wars of national self-defense.
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Certainly, it's not unprecedented in the fashion world to use human hair on clothing.
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Connecting with people is not hard. I love the interaction and the feedback after shows. It does take some time, but the fans appreciate it which makes it worth it.
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I developed a deep sadness for celebrities, a pity that they often are caught in a plastic world that runs too hard and too fast, and that many times that world means destroyed relationships with everyone they know and love.
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I think love is the through line and it's universal and it doesn't matter what period of time, time or place, or people, that's something we all connect to. That's the thin thread that I think keeps it altogether.
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Any time the country is split 50/50, the leader is wrong.
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Love accepts. Forgiveness comes in time.