Lisa Unger Quotes
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Claiming to 'fight for small business' is often used as a political tool in Washington D.C., but it is actually the policies behind that battle cry that small firms care about.
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I am obsessed with the Great Depression and with former showgirls - and the Victorians - the idea of wistful, dark romance.
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I grew up thinking there was something called 'independent film,' which I wouldn't necessarily have had access to if there wasn't Sundance.
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More than 70 percent of seniors are asking for more time. It is long overdue for Congress to listen and make sure that seniors have a prescription drug plan that works for them.
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I think it just came to a point where I made a decision to do better with my life and health. And that is only by God's grace because there are no guarantees.
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In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.
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I would very much like to become a best-selling author.
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It seemed like most of the memories faded before they had time to form. And after a while, my life with my father seemed like a familiar story or a distant dream.
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I shall always be a priest of love.
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I am what they call a chubby-skinny guy. I appear to be normal and have the look of an in-shape man, but if we were to go to a pool party I would go with my shirt on.
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Actors do like watching girls parade down the runway for some reason.
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I spent a lot of time doing things other people wanted me to do, so I'm doing what I want to do now.
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I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.
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Sometimes, I'm very embarrassed.
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Often, as a young actress, you find yourself being the only girl in a room full of men... and one of the reasons why I like 'Grey's Anatomy' is because they have such strong female characters and the women really drive this show.
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Everything is complicated; if that were not so, life and poetry and everything else would be a bore.
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Women's stories have been neglected for so long - unless they were queens. Exploring the history of women is a way of redressing that imbalance.
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I think that there should be options available, quite early on, that if someone is recognised as a disruptive child, for them to be trained vocationally. Maybe if those kids were given the option to learn how to contribute to society on a practical level they wouldn't get into trouble.
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I know some writers are meticulous planners, but I'm not one of them.
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Even the best comedians aren't always sure what is going to be funny, what is going to work. So that means they're constantly and trying and failing in order to get there.
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What I think is wonderful is that women are not just avengers or victims in films. They are people. They are characters. It's so refreshing. They're playing different kinds of characters, and they aren't being typecast.
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Two things I really wanted to be: a stand-up comic or a New York Yankee - or a really funny New York Yankee.
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The people that impress me are Bob Dylan. The ones who keep working, year in and year out, and keep coming up with stuff.
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Isn't it funny how the people least impacted by tragedy are the most eager to move on?
