No collection of people who are all waiting for the same thing are capable of holding a natural conversation. Even if the thing they are waiting for is only a taxi.
BEN ELTONYou’re mugging old ladies every bit as much if you pinch their pension fund
More Ben Elton Quotes
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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 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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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 think trying to be cool is the worst possible ambition – and I have never suffered from 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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Leaders should never, ever try to look cool – that’s for dictators
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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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Sympathy for victims is always counter-balanced by an equal and opposite feeling of resentment towards them.
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You’re mugging old ladies every bit as much if you pinch their pension fund
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And roast beef and Yorkshire pudding is my personal signature dish.
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I see dull people as projects … to be reformed
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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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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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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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