"There are cities that get by on their good looks, offer climate and scenery, views of mountains or oceans, rockbound or with palm trees. And there are cities like Detroit that have to work for a living."

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Source : "We’re Not in New York Anymore" by Ian Crouch, www.newyorker.com. January 8, 2014.

Elmore Leonard

#Ocean Quotes #Views Quotes #Cities Quotes

“A vast majority of Republicans are on the record saying that they believe the Violence Against Women Act should be reauthorized. Let me be clear: I believe that Violence Against Women Act must be reauthorized.”
“I'm always writing. It's kind of a curse: You never stop. But I need isolation to write. So the real meat of the material comes when I'm off the road.”

Source : Source: www.rollingstone.com
“Your equipment DOES NOT affect the quality of your image. The less time and effort you spend worrying about your equipment the more time and effort you can spend creating great images. The right equipment just makes it easier, faster or more convenient for you to get the results you need.”
“When I started out as a little kid, I didn't say 'I just want to run football.' I wanted to be a great athlete.”
“That state is a state of slavery in which a man does what he likes to do in his spare time and in his working time that which is required of him.”

Source : Art-nonsense and Other Essays (1929) "Slavery and Freedom"
“I want to know where is that committee in Switzerland that sits to decide what is in and what is out. I don't listen to the formula makers. I think maybe I have a selective hearing disorder.”
“Mark (McGwire), you know I love you. It's been unbelievable. I wish you could be here with me today. I know you are watching me and I know you have the same feelings for me as I have for you in my heart.”
“I love what I do, so it's not tiring. If I worked at a computer or drove a truck, I'd be dead in a week.”

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