Elmore Leonard Quotes

I rarely ever do anything crazy, I really like to be careful to stay in a safe spot, I don't want to do anything, like, insane. I have a lot of people around me to make sure I don't do anything crazy.

My number one thing? Don't overleverage yourself. Don't say you can do something when you really can't.

Better one safe way than a hundred on which you cannot reckon.

I do not give money for just mere hopes.

The purpose is clear. It is safety with solvency. The country is entitled to both.

Hug the shore; let others try the deep.

I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.

People think I'm crazy and reckless but I'm absolutely not... I'm soooo safe and soooo careful and I won't do anything that feels like I could break something.

We suffer more … when we fall from a better to a worse situation, than we ever enjoy when we rise from a worse to a better. Security, therefore, is the first and the principal object of prudence.

I want to be financially secure by the time I have kids.

I'm not a guy who wants to skydive and open my parachute at the last minute. I want to open my parachute right away and know what's coming.

When I had money, I felt pressure, whether it was to invest it or do good with it, and I couldn't let it fizzle out. It was like I needed to prove to myself that I could look after it, only I did the opposite, but you have to take a chance in life.

It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence.

Security is an attempt to try to make the universe static so that we feel safe.

It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don't want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.

They thought I was a success as soon as I started paying the bills.

We are living in a world where everything is based on security.

I prefer to be alive, so I'm cautious about taking risks.

Distrust and caution are the parents of security.

We all have pretty much similar dreams, and at the root of all those dreams is being able to be in control of your money.

Many people crave security and stability rather than risk-taking, and that doesn't make them any less American. They are the workers rather than the job creators, and all societies need both.

We know that when people are safe in their homes, they are free to pursue their dream for a brighter economic future for themselves and their families.

The biggest thrill wasn't in winning on Sunday but in meeting the payroll on Monday.

Death frames the high wire. But I don't see myself as taking risks. I do all of the preparations that a non-death seeker would do.