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Elmore Leonard Quotes

I still read Hemingway. I still read his short stories because they're so good. He doesn't waste any words.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Good Words Short Because Still He

I know it sounds so dumb, but when you've had pink hair for 12 years and take that away, you're looked at in a different light.

Light Hair Pink You Dumb Know

If you stay in this business long enough, you're liable to hit it big.

Business Enough Long You Big Stay

We should address the issues for nonprofits and pensions and why they need to invest in these offshore funds.

Why Need Invest Issues Should Funds

My mother, who graduated from high school at sixteen, had no hope of affording college, so she went to work in the local post office for a dollar a day. She was doing better than her father, who earned ten cents an hour working at a nearby grain elevator.

Work Father Mother Hope Day School

I think a lot of writers are unrealistic about having their books translated into film.

Think Film Books I Think Unrealistic

Many people don't know our famous 'soup kitchen' episode on Seinfeld was inspired by an actual soup restaurant off 8th Avenue in New York.

Jason Alexander

New York People Kitchen Soup Famous

I deal with foreign countries. I made a lot of money dealing against China. I've made a lot of money dealing against many other countries.

Money China Against Deal Dealing

We have to support our own films. If we don't, how can we expect others to support them?

Support Others Own Expect Our How

A friend to all is a friend to none.

Friendship Friend None

I think it is important to keep redefining yourself as an actor with the roles you do and, at the same time, create diversity in your body of work.

Work Time Yourself Diversity Think

I can't enter into politico-social subjects with any interest, for on the whole, I see that things are in a muddle, and I have no power or vocation to set them right in ever so little a degree.

Power Right See Degree I See Little

I started in college as a business major and finally transferred to home economics and studied making clothes.

Flowers House Living Try Two Always

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