[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$ffEXW_VkwwsQOWswh8spAz4cMHX20wdbTlONpyIp2_VA":3,"$fz3hJzHvFyA6OLnLYow6tsNtsF3AIB4CNTsWB7m0Hd8w":14},{"author":4,"tags":13},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":10,"slug":11,"image_url":12},65619,"Larry Elder","L",64,"Larry Elder is an American talk show host, radio personality, attorney, journalist, non-fiction writer, screenwriter, and film director born in Los Angeles on April 27, 1952.\n\nElder attended Crenshaw High School before going on to Brown University for his undergraduate education. He later pursued legal training at the University of Michigan Law School, completing a course of study that positioned him at the intersection of law and public discourse. Those dual foundations in legal reasoning and media would come to define the range of his professional activities, which span radio broadcasting, journalism, non-fiction writing, and work behind the camera as both a screenwriter and director.\n\nElder has worked in English-language media across several platforms and formats, moving between the spoken word of radio and the written demands of non-fiction and screenwriting. His career in broadcasting brought him the recognition of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a concrete marker of his sustained presence in the entertainment and media landscape of Los Angeles, the city where he was born. The breadth of his output — legal training informing his commentary, journalistic instincts shaping his non-fiction, and directorial work extending his reach into film — reflects a career conducted across multiple disciplines rather than confined to a single lane. His work as a talk show host and radio personality remains the thread connecting those varied pursuits, all carried out in the language and city that have framed his life from the beginning.","Larry Elder is an American talk show host, radio personality, attorney, journalist, non-fiction writer, screenwriter, and film director born in Los Angeles on April 27, 1952.","larry-elder",null,[],{"quotes":15,"pagination":80},[16,24,30,37,43,49,55,62,68,74],{"id":17,"quote_text":18,"author_id":5,"source_id":19,"has_image":20,"author":21,"source":22,"quote_tag":23,"commentary":12},3786285,"Nobody ever worked as hard as my father. My father averaged maybe four hours of sleep at night, and when you're a kid, you don't realize that. The man was tired. He was tired.",7,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":11,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":12},{},[],{"id":25,"quote_text":26,"author_id":5,"source_id":19,"has_image":20,"author":27,"source":28,"quote_tag":29,"commentary":12},3786271,"My dad was a Marine. He was one of the Montford Point Marines. Those are the equivalent of the Tuskegee Airmen for Marines. He's a tough, tough guy. When I was 15 we had a fight, and I didn't speak to him for 10 years.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":11,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":12},{},[],{"id":31,"quote_text":32,"author_id":5,"source_id":33,"has_image":20,"author":34,"source":35,"quote_tag":36,"commentary":12},3211353,"Whatever happened to Warren Buffett, the world’s their-richest man? Guilt, a feeling of being blessed by luck, forgotten lessons – who knows? In any case, Buffett now believe that government should redistribute the wealth earned by others to those who did not earn it.",6,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":11,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":12},{},[],{"id":38,"quote_text":39,"author_id":5,"source_id":33,"has_image":20,"author":40,"source":41,"quote_tag":42,"commentary":12},3211340,"If anybody had a reason to become a delinquent, to become a criminal, to be angry at the man, to be angry at the white man, to be angry at America, it’s my dad, but he did not feel that way at all.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":11,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":12},{},[],{"id":44,"quote_text":45,"author_id":5,"source_id":33,"has_image":20,"author":46,"source":47,"quote_tag":48,"commentary":12},3211327,"This battle for ‘common-sense’ gun control laws pits emotion and passion against logic and reason. All too often in such a contest, logic loses. So, expect more meaningless, if not harmful, ‘gun control’ legislation. Good news – if you’re a crook.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":11,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":12},{},[],{"id":50,"quote_text":51,"author_id":5,"source_id":33,"has_image":20,"author":52,"source":53,"quote_tag":54,"commentary":12},3211319,"People value and spend their money more wisely when they acquire it by their own efforts – also known as work.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":11,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":12},{},[],{"id":56,"quote_text":57,"author_id":5,"source_id":33,"has_image":20,"author":58,"source":59,"quote_tag":60,"commentary":61},3211315,"The formula for achieving middle-class success is simple: Finish high school; don’t have a child before the age of 20; and get married before having the child.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":11,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":12},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nLarry Elder, a conservative commentator and author, likely penned this quote in one of his books or essays focusing on social issues and personal responsibility. The era in which he wrote was marked by growing concerns about family structure, education, and economic mobility, reflecting a broader societal shift towards questioning traditional values.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe formula Elder proposes might seem straightforward and even prescriptive, but what's crucial to note is the implicit acknowledgment of the constraints that limit individual choices. The emphasis on finishing high school, delaying parenthood until 20, and getting married before having children reveals a deep-seated understanding that societal expectations and structural barriers can significantly impact personal decisions.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, individuals should recognize that their life choices are influenced by both personal desires and external circumstances. By acknowledging these constraints, they can begin to strategize around them, perhaps by prioritizing education or financial stability before making long-term commitments like marriage and parenthood.",{"id":63,"quote_text":64,"author_id":5,"source_id":33,"has_image":20,"author":65,"source":66,"quote_tag":67,"commentary":12},3211298,"Nobody ever worked as hard as my father. My father averaged maybe four hours of sleep at night, and when you’re a kid, you don’t realize that.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":11,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":12},{},[],{"id":69,"quote_text":70,"author_id":5,"source_id":33,"has_image":20,"author":71,"source":72,"quote_tag":73,"commentary":12},3211279,"My dad was a Marine. He was one of the Montford Point Marines. Those are the equivalent of the Tuskegee Airmen for Marines. 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