Quotes by Jennifer Lee

“As productive and brilliant as he was, he was also self-destructive, ... He said God gave him MS to slow him down. This disease saved his life.”

“I have one daring love scene in this movie with Yul Servo wherein I took off my top. At first I had a hard time executing that scene kasi natatawa ako kasi parang nahihiya ako . It’s a good thing the people I’ve worked with were very professional and they made me feel na artista talaga ako ,”

“We have no problem bringing (young) people out for hikes and social activities. But when you flip that and say how many of those people show up for conservation activities or for going down to the City Council (meeting), that is where the numbers drop off drastically.”

“I think everyone should help more and support the restaurants doing this.”

“Hes scary because of what hes doing to California. You cant fake it to the public. Were not star-struck.”

“Further cutbacks and restructuring at the large U.S. automakers and slowing activity south of the border bode for steady, but not spectacular, gains.”

“To see this effect in such a large population is quite striking and is surprising.”

“It doesnt look to be quite as strong as this one we just had, and rainfall totals wont be as high.”

“Energy price volatility is taking its toll on consumer confidence, as is the prospect of higher [interest] rates in the months ahead.”

“I think gas prices around here are pretty bad, and they affect you to the point of compromise. If it costs a lot to drive, you have to cut the fat somewhere. This isnt going to be good for the local economy. For some people, every cent counts.”

I like to say, Chop sueys the biggest culinary joke that one culture has ever played on another, because chop suey, if you translate into Chinese, means tsap sui, which, if you translate back, means odds and ends.

In deference to American traditions, my family put our oven to rare use at Thanksgiving during my childhood, with odd roast-turkey experiments involving sticky-rice stuffing or newfangled basting techniques that we read about in magazines.