Elmore Leonard Quotes

It took me 20 years to buy an electric typewriter, because I was afraid it would be too sensitive. I like to bang the keys. I'm doing action stories, so that's the way I like to do it.

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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MeActionDoingWayAfraidYears

There is a level of fame that is really unmanageable. But most of the people who experience that level of fame are compensated in other ways. Private villas and chauffeured boats.

John C. Reilly

ExperiencePeopleFameLevelMost

You don't have to be a mathematician to have a feel for numbers.

John Forbes Nash, Jr.

FeelYouNumbersMathematician

A highly developed stock exchange cannot be a club for the cult of ethics.

Max Weber

EthicsClubCannotCultExchange

We're an ideal political family, as accessible as Disneyland.

Maureen Reagan

FamilyPoliticalDisneylandIdeal

Because, let's face it, I do not get offered the parts that Brad Pitt has just turned down.

Stephen Fry

FaceDownBecauseGetJustParts

It's not often talked about what a wonderful feeling it is to see someone that you care about love and be loved.

Tom Sturridge

LoveCareLovedSomeoneYouFeeling

I was a skinny 17-year-old.

Roger Rees

Skinny

We've always been kind of an underground band in a way that had the respect of our peers on the road. I like to say we're the world's most famous opening act because we've opened for every huge band on the planet.

Robin Zander

RespectWorldRoadFamousSayKind

A guy who gets fired and humiliated in the press can lose a lot of confidence.

Roger Ailes

ConfidenceLoseFiredGuyPressWho

Serving on the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight allows me to play a role making government more accountable by investigating waste, mismanagement, and improprieties.

Ron DeSantis

GovernmentMeHousePlayMoreRole

I come from an era where lyrics were full of imagery and metaphor, and that's all I know. I think people miss that.

Dawn Richard

PeopleThinkKnowMissImageryCome

We usually get what we anticipate.

Claude M. Bristol

GetAnticipate

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