James Ellroy Quotes
Raymond Chandler once wrote that Dashiell Hammett gave murder back to the people who really committed it.

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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
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If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.
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There is a humanitarian impulse that one aspires to and there are days when one doesn't do it very well.
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We are all focused each and every day on doing our jobs, chief executive of our states, until the very last hour that we are in office, and certainly the president is as well.
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To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things.
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I am not a great fan of computers. I do watch videos and analyse which batsman is playing how. Batsmen can play different shots on different days. A batsman may not play cover drives well, but if he connects with two such shots, he starts playing the drive well on that day.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end.
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If my career path takes me elsewhere, that's great. But comedy is my forte.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
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In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
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I believe that life is a journey towards God, and that no one has the right to insist that you go a certain road.
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I really, really enjoy comedy. I think that's one of my strong suits. It's my zone. And people don't expect it from me, which is a whammy.
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We're all interconnected. For example, a simple lack of fresh water can lead to population dislocation, which can lead to political radicalization, which can lead to great pressure on the states that receive refugees because of a migrating population.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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I'm actually not on Twitter.
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The Chinese are brought up to believe that you should be silent in class. The teacher speaks, and you just listen and absorb what they say.
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Life in a Chinese village is much more organised because the Chinese Communist Party has a presence even in the remotest Chinese village - a presence of the kind that no governmental or non-governmental organisation has in Indian villages.
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I'm totally, totally into old Vegas.
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People have no concept of boundaries.
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I've been through the desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain. In the desert you can remember your name 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain.
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Every day is deeper and richer and more soulful.
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Fame is temporary, make it longterm by putting smiles on people's hearts and helping others by expecting nothing in return. Be famous and unforgettable for your Unconditional Love.
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Raymond Chandler once wrote that Dashiell Hammett gave murder back to the people who really committed it.