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.
BEN ELTONIf only the strength of the love that people feel when it is reciprocated could be as intense and obsessive as the love we feel when it is not; then marriages would be truly made in heaven.
More Ben Elton Quotes
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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.
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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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Leaders should never, ever try to look cool – that’s for dictators
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I think it is very difficult to legislate for morality.
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You didn’t wake up, your dreams just changed gear.
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For the past seventeen years I have been experimenting with lager. I am a lager user and one drug leads to another. If you do lager, as night follows day, you’ll end up doing Kentucky Fried Chicken.
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Artists don’t create society, they reflect it
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I think trying to be cool is the worst possible ambition – and I have never suffered from it.
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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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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.
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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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I find the fact that billionaires are quoted as if the fact that they are billionaires gives them some kind of wisdom is outrageous.
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My parents were secular. I am an atheist.
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We’ve all got to look at ourselves, start with yourself, that’s all you can do. I believe that we can act responsibly as a group, it’s just that there are vested interests telling us not to bother.
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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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