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.
BEN ELTONThis calls for a very special blend of psychology and extreme violence.
More Ben Elton Quotes
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The Germans are a cruel race. Their operas last for six hours and they have no word for fluffy.
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I try hard not to preach, but I get carried away, which is a mistake, but it’s a risk worth running.
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I don’t consider myself Jewish. I am half-Jewish by race but not through my mother.
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You didn’t wake up, your dreams just changed gear.
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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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You’re mugging old ladies every bit as much if you pinch their pension fund
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Leaders should never, ever try to look cool – that’s for dictators
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Artists don’t create society, they reflect it
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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 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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I’m easy to work with, not a pushover, but I respond to criticism and find it inspiring.
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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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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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You think I look like a teletubby?
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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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