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Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: People who get through life dependent on other

People who get through life dependent on other people's possessions are always the first to lecture you on how little possessions count. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: Leaders should never, ever try to look cool

Leaders should never, ever try to look cool - that's for dictators — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: You think I look like a teletubby?

You think I look like a teletubby? — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: They were the Saturday Club, a secret society

They were the Saturday Club, a secret society of which only the four of them were aware and which none other could join. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: History is made by people. And the majority

History is made by people. And the majority of people are arseholes. Which is I suppose why the majority of history has been so disastrous. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: The reactionary point of view was always so

The reactionary point of view was always so easy to put, the complex, radical argument always so easy to put down. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: To positively discriminate in favour of groups that

To positively discriminate in favour of groups that have been negatively discriminated against in the past. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: You didn't wake up, your dreams just changed

You didn't wake up, your dreams just changed gear. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ian Axel: I'm a big fan of piano-based rock music

I'm a big fan of piano-based rock music like Elton John, Ben Folds, and even Queen. — Ian Axel

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: I exercise hard and the reason I do

I exercise hard and the reason I do is so that I can earn the things I like to consume. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: I find the fact that billionaires are quoted

I find the fact that billionaires are quoted as if the fact that they are billionaires gives them some kind of wisdom is outrageous. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: There are lots of things I could have

There are lots of things I could have done for the money, but I've made a great living doing the things I want to do. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: The earth only has so much bounty to

The earth only has so much bounty to offer and inventing ever larger and more notional prices for that bounty does not change its real value. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: What a world, eh? Sometimes I wish I

What a world, eh? Sometimes I wish I could just live somewhere on Radio 4. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: I try hard not to preach, but I

I try hard not to preach, but I get carried away, which is a mistake, but it's a risk worth running. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: Comedy will always be central to what I

Comedy will always be central to what I do, it's just an instinct for me, but I am a writer and always have been. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: With privilege comes responsibility, you must understand that.

With privilege comes responsibility, you must understand that. People expect us to lead by example and we shall not disappoint them. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: The worst thing about being a great power

The worst thing about being a great power is when you're not one any more. It takes centuries to get over it. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: I'm lucky because the strongest emotion I have

I'm lucky because the strongest emotion I have ever felt is being in love, and that definitely informs my writing. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: I think trying to be cool is the

I think trying to be cool is the worst possible ambition - and I have never suffered from it. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: So far no one has claimed responsibility.

So far no one has claimed responsibility. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: And through all that dreadful darkness she had

And through all that dreadful darkness she had remembered him. He who loved her. He who still loved her. Who would always love her. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: Sympathy for victims is always counter-balanced by an

Sympathy for victims is always counter-balanced by an equal and opposite feeling of resentment towards them. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: I did not vote Labour because they've heard

I did not vote Labour because they've heard of Oasis and nobody is going to vote Tory because William Hague has got a baseball cap. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: This calls for a very special blend of

This calls for a very special blend of psychology and extreme violence. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: What the matter wit' your momma? She only

What the matter wit' your momma? She only know one name?' Stone — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: The appropriation of radical thinking by lazy, self-obsessed

The appropriation of radical thinking by lazy, self-obsessed hippies is a public relations disaster that could cost the earth. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: I think it is very difficult to legislate

I think it is very difficult to legislate for morality. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: I see dull people as projects ... to

I see dull people as projects ... to be reformed — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: I don't consider myself Jewish. I am half-Jewish

I don't consider myself Jewish. I am half-Jewish by race but not through my mother. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: Artists don't create society, they reflect it

Artists don't create society, they reflect it — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: Ironies. Hubris, pride, comes before a fall. When

Ironies. Hubris, pride, comes before a fall. When — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: My parents were secular. I am an atheist.

My parents were secular. I am an atheist. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: People in that crowd want to make poverty

People in that crowd want to make poverty history, but NOT if they have to pay for it themselves — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: And roast beef and Yorkshire pudding is my

And roast beef and Yorkshire pudding is my personal signature dish. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: I'm easy to work with, not a pushover,

I'm easy to work with, not a pushover, but I respond to criticism and find it inspiring. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: You're mugging old ladies every bit as much

You're mugging old ladies every bit as much if you pinch their pension fund — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: [H]e was damned if he was going to

[H]e was damned if he was going to water down his arguments simply to satisfy the preference of the mob for dogma and ignorance. — Ben Elton

Ben Elton Quotes By Ben Elton: Yes, OK, farty is a silly word. I

Yes, OK, farty is a silly word. I wish I'd never used it. I'm 34. Perhaps it was a word for my 20s. — Ben Elton