Elmore Leonard Quotes

A friend of mine who is in the publishing business knew I was writing a book, and he said, 'Have you said anything yet about the good guy? Because I know you spend so much time with the bad guys.' Because they're fun. So then you have to make the good guy fun, in order to compete. That's the challenge.

Elmore Leonard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 11, 1925 - August 20, 2013

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Those who purify your water, inspect your meat, and test your kids' toys, as well as a huge number of nurses, teachers, and our soldiers, are public employees. The firefighters who don't hesitate to rush toward danger while you run away from it - they are all public employees.

Jennifer Granholm

WaterEmployeesYouRunFirefighters

My two years at Juve were fantastic. I was just a lad when I arrived, and I was a real footballer when I left.

Alvaro Morata

RealTwoYearsLeftFootballerJust

I never saw a little African-American girl saving the world. So to be able to be that for not only myself but girls who look like me is really important and inspiring. Unfortunately, we don't see ourselves saving the world a lot, and if we do see any type of superhero, that person usually has superpowers.

Storm Reid

GirlMyselfMeWorldLookPerson

People really feel the need to share how the series has touched their lives, and that's been very moving. We're enormously grateful to the fans of the show. They've been extremely loyal to us season after season, and they make it all worthwhile.

Roma Downey

GratefulPeopleMovingFeelNeedUs

For whatever reason, every project I do becomes sort of a cult, or a cultish show, you know, like 'Battlestar,' or even a film I did years ago, 'Kalifornia,' people refer to it as a cult film.

Michelle Forbes

PeopleYouKnowProjectReasonFilm

I want to get the message out that everybody can make a difference.

Miranda Cosgrove

Make A DifferenceWantDifferenceOut

I made a rule not to be on reality shows.

Jason Wu

RealityRuleMadeReality Shows

I can barely recall a single holiday when my father didn't make a scene or create some kind of chaos. We were always walking on eggshells.

Dominique Moceanu

FatherChaosWalkingHolidayCreate

There's a great public disinclination toward politicians.

Arlen Specter

LifeGovernmentPeopleSpeedHigh

I'm not sure anyone goes through a cancer scare unchanged. I know it changed me in so many ways. But I was fortunate to have had a rare cancer that's slow-growing and one that allowed me to skip the chemical cocktails that would have put me into early menopause.

Susan McBride

MeEarlyKnowThroughRareCancer

Science is all metaphor.

Timothy Leary

ScienceMetaphor

Women stand for the objective world for a man. They stand for the thing that you're not and that's what you always reach for in a song.

Leonard Cohen

WomenManWorldSongStandReach

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