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The blues is an art of ambiguity, an assertion of the irrepressibly human over all circumstances, whether created by others or by one's own human failing.


Ralph Ellison

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LARRY ELLISON When belief in a god dies, the god dies
HARLAN ELLISON People who can't get laid watch _Star Trek_ and eat Twinkies!
HARLAN ELLISON This is believed to be the largest ever seizure of this drug in Australia,
CHRIS ELLISON It's very important, this agreement that we have reached with Singapore, because it's such a signifi...
CHRIS ELLISON I can check the Oracle stock price with this, ... and then maybe decide to pick up some more stock w...
LARRY ELLISON Throughout my work as a state legislator and member of Congress since 2002, I have worked as hard as...
KEITH ELLISON Love ain't nothing but sex misspelled.
HARLAN ELLISON There must be something in the water in Minnesota because historically, despite its seemingly homoge...
KEITH ELLISON We need more leaders speaking up for minority groups who have been marginalized and attacked.
KEITH ELLISON I started NetSuite. NetSuite was my idea. I called up Evan Goldberg and said, 'We're going t...
LARRY ELLISON We are as a nation very strongly committed to fighting war crimes and bringing those who are guilty ...
CHRIS ELLISON These dogs, with their super-sensitive noses, remain the quickest and most accurate detection device...
CHRIS ELLISON Certainly you can't do anything before charges have been laid, but I can assure you that if they fac...
CHRIS ELLISON Attacking terrorist financing cuts off the lifeblood of terrorism,
CHRIS ELLISON The Australian Government has great respect for the significance of these items as part of China's s...
CHRIS ELLISON There are still some people who want longhorn cattle out there, but we've been working with a core g...
CHUCK ELLISON Our democracy is not something to be taken for granted. You have to fight for it. You have to commit...
KEITH ELLISON If you do panto, everyone says you are washed up - but I love all the booing and hissing.
JENNIFER ELLISON Girls Aloud,
JENNIFER ELLISON I recently went mad and spent - 1,000 in one afternoon on bras and knickers. I love classy, lacy stu...
JENNIFER ELLISON If it's supposed to be a really passionate snog, you slip the tongue in.
JENNIFER ELLISON