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Lisa Brennan-Jobs Quotes

The social scene at the Harvard I knew was outside the rules of literature. It was less poignant.

Lisa Brennan-Jobs

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: May 17, 1978

Topics

Literature Rules Outside Harvard

I'm used to performing under pressure, but that's playing football.

Football Pressure Playing Used

Beware the ends of the earth and the exotic: the drama is on your doorstep wherever the slums; are, wherever there is malnutrition, wherever there is exploitation and cruelty.

Earth Drama Cruelty Wherever Beware

One of the things that comedy has given me over the years is a really good ability to laugh at myself and to not take things that don't matter too much too seriously. I feel that very little offends me anymore and I'm really grateful for that because I think I was a pretty uptight little kid.

Good Myself Grateful Me Think Laugh

I happen to be a huge 'Lord of the Rings' fan. I do an annual marathon of the extended editions.

Marathon Happen Lord Rings Annual

A lot of the reasons why something is a favorite thing are all things you don't necessarily see, the place, the people, the time, where you are, what it meant to you at the time.

Time People You Place Why See

If you're going to hold someone down you're going to have to hold on by the other end of the chain. You are confined by your own repression.

End Someone You Down Own Going

You'll be in the checkout line at the supermarket, and there will be one of our movies in between the Certs and 'The National Enquirer.' That's where some of ours end up.

Robert Ben Garant

End You Movies Will Line Up

However democratic and egalitarian we kid ourselves into thinking society might be, I think that sense of entitlement operates as basically and viciously as it always did.

Society Think Thinking Kid Always

I feel so disassociated from my writing - whether it's in book form or magazine - that I sometimes have a hard time believing that it's mine.

Michael Paterniti

Time Writing Book Feel Sometimes

The person I love most is the Dalai Lama. China destroyed his country, yet he says that it's imperative we show love for the Chinese.

Love Country Person China Destroyed

In the United States, there is no project so audacious for which people cannot be found to guarantee the cost and find the working expenses.

People Find Project Cost Working

People like the comedy more when they care about the characters.

People Care Comedy More Like About

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