55 Quotes by David Lee

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    The first floor could be a restaurant. A good restaurant can survive as long as it has easy accessibility.

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    I don't remember what script it was, but at the Monday table read, the [opening] teaser didn't work.We went back and had to think of a new teaser, and [after] four hours, five hours, we weren't landing on anything.And it was probably Glen [Charles] who said, "What are we, cowards?" You had to do it, no matter how long it took.

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    A lot of bands mature, which means they get square; they start delivering messages. Hey, you got a message, use Western Union.

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    The hood ornament on your car is for telling you where you're going. The rear-view-mirror is for showing you how good you look while you're getting there.

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    To me, as a professional diplomat, I always consider the substance to be more important than the face.

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    Warner was concerned that if the situation in the Taiwan Strait took a turn for the worse, the U.S. might not have enough military force to enter into a conflict.

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    Following graduation from high school in 1948, I attended Harvard University where I became a physics major. Having grown up in a small town, I found Harvard to be an enormously enriching experience. Students in my class came from all walks of life and from a great variety of geographical locations.

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    It was an unofficial path that people have followed for years. We've just improved it, is all.

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