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I'm lucky because the strongest emotion I have ever felt is being in love, and that definitely informs my writing.

~Ben Elton

Topics: Because Being Being In Love Definitely Emotion Ever Felt Informs Love Lucky Strongest Writing

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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.

~Ben Elton

Topics: Act Believe Bother Got Group Interests Just Look Ourselves Responsibly Start Telling Us Vested You Yourself I Believe I Believe That

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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.

~Ben Elton

Topics: Could Doing Done Great Living Lots Made Money Things Want

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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.

~Ben Elton

Topics: Always Count Dependent First Get How Lecture Life Little Other People Possessions Through Who You

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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.

~Ben Elton

Topics: Away Carried Get Hard Mistake Preach Risk Running Try Which Worth

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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.

~Ben Elton

Topics: Never Ok Perhaps Silly Used Wish Word Yes I Wish

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My advice to anyone adapting a novel is that once they've read it and learnt to understand it, then they must throw it away and never look at it again!

~Ben Elton

Topics: Adapting Advice Again Anyone Away Learnt Look Must Never Novel Once Read Then Throw Understand

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I'm easy to work with, not a pushover, but I respond to criticism and find it inspiring.

~Ben Elton

Topics: Criticism Easy Find Inspiring Respond Work

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Sympathy for victims is always counter-balanced by an equal and opposite feeling of resentment towards them.

~Ben Elton

Topics: Always Equal Feeling Opposite Resentment Sympathy Them Towards Victims

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The earth only has so much bounty to offer and inventing ever larger and more notional prices for that bounty does not change its real value.

~Ben Elton

Topics: Change Does Earth Ever Inventing Larger More Much Offer Only Prices Real Real Value Value

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Comedian

Born: May 3rd, 1959

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