I don’t know what people who I’ve never met think about me. Some have written horrible things, some have written nice things – but I’m proud of the fact I’ve remained close to everyone I’ve ever worked with.
BEN ELTONYes, OK, farty is a silly word. I wish I’d never used it. I’m 34. Perhaps it was a word for my 20s.
More Ben Elton Quotes
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This calls for a very special blend of psychology and extreme violence.
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I think it is very difficult to legislate for morality.
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And of course to hunt down sedition. Only paper is safe. Books are the key. A book cannot be accessed from afar, you have to hold it, you have to read it.
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The worst thing about being a great power is when you’re not one any more. It takes centuries to get over it.
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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.
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I loved writing ‘Two Brothers’ more than anything else I have written. It’s the first book I’ve written that I’ve always known I wanted to write. Having said that, it also kept me awake at nights.
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Kingsley watched her disappear from the room, wondering if his heart would break. Logic informed him that of course it would not. The heart was no more than a muscle, a pump which distributed blood about the body.
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I exercise hard and the reason I do is so that I can earn the things I like to consume.
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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.
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Leaders should never, ever try to look cool – that’s for dictators
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People who get through life dependent on other people’s possessions are always the first to lecture you on how little possessions count.
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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.
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I see dull people as projects … to be reformed
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I’m easy to work with, not a pushover, but I respond to criticism and find it inspiring.
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I resent the creation of a world in which beauty is a reminder of what we’re losing rather than a celebration of what we have.
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