Lisa Unger Quotes
The business of writing a novel is a long, meandering road into the self, into the imagination. And it's a road the writer travels alone.
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When I was right out of college, I felt competitive with some of the guys in my class over career stuff.
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As an actor there's a lot of scrutiny and, even when you've had success, it becomes about sustaining that success. A friend of mine described it as a peakless mountain. Even for De Niro there's Pacino and for Pacino there's De Niro.
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I think people like Steve Vai are so boring.
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If you want your children to bring original ideas into the world, you need to let them pursue their passions, not yours.
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My job isn't to preach to people, it's to entertain them. I like letting the characters speak for themselves.
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If there's a will, prosperity can't be far behind.
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I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.
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I love the color pink. It makes a bold statement.
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I love hard punch lines, and I like anything that has a strong point of view.
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Conflict is very much a state of mind. If you're not in that state of mind, it doesn't bother you.
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I am originally a surd who was born in Delhi in 1982, just two years before the Sikh riots, so all my childhood pictures are in baby frocks with ponytails, as my parents wanted to hide the fact that I was a Sikh boy, given the riots. My dad worked for a travel agency, and we soon moved to Saudi Arabia.
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I'm interested in all things that Donald Trump does. I've known him since 1980. He's a good man.
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People like to see honest persons. So I certainly will advise many young people who want to participate in politics, honesty is the best policy.
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Every girl has days when she doesn't like her appearance, but it's when you feel happy in yourself that you look good.
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I knew I wanted considerable education so that I wouldn't have to work as hard as my parents.
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Yes, women should be free to cover their faces when walking down the street. But in our schools, hospitals, airports, banks and civil institutions, it is not unreasonable - nor contrary to the teachings of Islam - to expect women to show the one thing that allows the rest of us to identify them... namely, their face.
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Custom adapts itself to expediency.
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One of Alaska's strengths is our pioneer role in environmentally sensitive development.
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I spent most of my youth in Manchester, in clubs and football grounds and the Manchester Apollo.
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I am a teacher... The life I lead is the most agreeable I can imagine. [In the] classroom ... there await me a group of intelligent and curious young ... [people] who read the books assigned them with a sense of adventure and discovery, discuss them with zest, and listen appreciatively to explications I may offer. What makes the process most satisfying is the conviction that ... education is mankind's most important enterprise.
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It is possible to be dumb and be a college president.
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Steve Jobs once asked me for some advice about retail, but I said, 'I am not sure at all we are in the same business.'
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The business of writing a novel is a long, meandering road into the self, into the imagination. And it's a road the writer travels alone.
