Elmore Leonard Quotes
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Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
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Writers should provoke disagreement.
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Consciousness is indeed always with us. Everyone knows 'I am!' No one can deny his own being.
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I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust.
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I've always been a person who's been true to myself and true to others, and I'm not afraid to be honest.
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If I'm preparing for something and I've got a huge day the next day, I have to get into character the night before to assess the scene. I can't assess a scene unless I'm in character, if that makes sense.
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In the beginning, I found it hard to give my songs away, but now I've realised it's exciting, and it's only making me better.
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Some people might not like him because he's my son. But be respectful, go out there and enjoy the game.
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I loved Judy Garland. I thought she was such a classic beauty. I thought she was so endearing and charming, and I loved her voice. She was such a dreamer, and I think I was, too - and I am.
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And so, the youngsters you have today, even though there are far fewer of them - in World War II 16.5 million men and women in uniform, today roughly a million in uniform in spite of the fact that the country is almost twice as large a population as we had in World War II.
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It's very important not to lose your temper in a courtroom, or in anything else you're doing.
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I grew up in a joint family of 60 people with one kitchen. So I am a firm believer in the family concept.
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'Mahershala' is my nickname.
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We have to take care of ourselves if we are going to take care of anyone else properly.
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A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.
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My mom taught me to live by the three p's: to always be passionate, persistent, and prepared.
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I have deep emotions about the American people. If I were to cry for anything, I would cry for them and the policies that they're about to face.
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I don't know whether it is fortunate or unfortunate, but I have no such thing as national pride. I don't feel proud that I am Iranian. I happen to be who I am.
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Over the years, I've interviewed thousands of people, most of them women, and I would say that the root of every dysfunction I've ever encountered, every problem, has been some sense of a lacking of self-value or of self-worth.
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My favorite thing about Taiwan is the food.
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Writers never feel comfortable having labels attached to them, however accurate they are.
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I have fun writing. I don't make it a chore. I don't have to struggle with it.
