NewsRadio (TV Series)

Houses of the Holy (1996)

Maura Tierney: Lisa Miller

Quotes 

• Lisa : Well, I know. But as the employer, it is your job to make your employees feel that they are part of the decision-making process.

  Dave : Is this something you learned from that stupid book on Japanese management techniques?

  Lisa : You don't actually have to LISTEN to them. Just pretend to. It helps to create a more harmonious group energy.

  Dave : Again, is this from that stupid book on Japanese management techniques?

  Lisa : This is just a standard management technique that has been used by personnel supervisors since the days of... Ho Lu, grand emperor of the Wu dynasty.

• Lisa : You know why he's doing this, right? He's threatened by us.

  Matthew Brock : Yeah, he's totally threatening us.

  Lisa : Threatened *by* us.

  Matthew Brock : Oh, right.