The Germans are a cruel race. Their operas last for six hours and they have no word for fluffy.
BEN ELTONMy parents were secular. I am an atheist.
More Ben Elton Quotes
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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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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 appropriation of radical thinking by lazy, self-obsessed hippies is a public relations disaster that could cost the earth.
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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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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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Artists don’t create society, they reflect it
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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 think trying to be cool is the worst possible ambition – and I have never suffered from it.
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You didn’t wake up, your dreams just changed gear.
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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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If I did things for the money, I’d have done adverts in the 1980s, when I was hot enough to be offered them, and ‘Police Academy 6,’ which I was asked to write.
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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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My parents were secular. I am an atheist.
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You think I look like a teletubby?
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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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