That room was not available, and the only other room had been booked … — Lew Wasserman

That room was not available, and the only other room had been booked for a Jewish bar mitzvah. I called the father and told him I needed the room and I would pay him to move the bar mitzvah to an adjoining room which was smaller.

Lew WassermanProducer · American · 1913 – 2002

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When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry. — William Shakespeare
Love matches, so called, have illusion for their father and need for their mother. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Son, brother, father, lover, friend. There is room in the heart for all the affections, as there is room in heaven for all the stars. — Victor Hugo
Well, it was a typical meeting with the President. He was very gracious, very outgoing. — Lew Wasserman
President Johnson offered the middle of the road. — Lew Wasserman
I think the executives have matured enough so that they recognize that we have a two-party system. In California, we have more than a two-party system. — Lew Wasserman