Lisa Unger Quotes

I was always the observer, trying to understand what was going on. I was always the new kid. Writing became my safe place.

Lisa Unger

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 26, 1970

Topics

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The mainstream media choose to flaunt story lines that make white America appear guilty of continued institutional racism, while black racism against whites is ignored as an acceptable disposition given our nation's history.

Andrew Breitbart

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When entrepreneurs are free to compete, they grow the pie so that everyone's share gets larger.

John Stossel

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Vipassana taught me how to maintain equanimity in all situations of life.

Subhash Chandra

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We're adults. We're the ones who should teach the kids what's good to eat. I don't think the government should ever regulate what we eat at home, but we're feeding them in school with tax dollars. Quite frankly, if my tax dollars are being spent to feed kids, I'd rather feed them better food.

Tom Colicchio

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Seth Rogen told me to read 'Preacher,' and 'Preacher' was amazing.

Michael Pena

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Great leadership and great companies aren't built overnight, and they're not built without capital. And capital can sometimes be counter-productive to building a great culture.

Julia Hartz

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Why did human development proceed at such different rates on different continents for the last 13,000 years?

Jared Diamond

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If you over-think, it affects things too much; I work instinctively, like painting in a way. Think too much, and you ruin everything.

Chris Lilley

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My years with Aretha Franklin have been very special, as were the years making records with Dionne Warwick. Other highlights include working with Janis Joplin, who was the first artist I ever signed, as well as Patti Smith and Alicia Keys.

Clive Davis

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I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking the events into chapters, and then reams of pages delving into my characters. After that, I'm ready to begin.

Anne Tyler

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I found at a certain point in my acting career that I was just bored. I had too much energy. I had too many ideas.

Peter Berg

IdeasEnergyCareerActingToo Much

I don't think there's a Photoshop professional out there that doesn't owe a significant chunk of their expertise - and a big debt of gratitude - to Bruce Fraser. He almost single-handedly shaped the way we work with color, how we process RAW images in Photoshop, and even how we sharpen our photos.

Scott Kelby

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