--- title: "1 Spent Working Quotes By Ben Elliot" description: "1 Spent Working quotes by Ben Elliot. Plus more from Ben Elliot and more Spent Working sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7c/ben-elliot-16585_attitude_my-father-instilled-in-me-an-attitude-th_2072728.jpg" --- > [My father instilled in me an attitude that you couldn't really enjoy yourself unless you had done something to deserve it. So, my childhood was spent working on farms or local shops or, when I got older, in banks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/my-father-instilled-in-me-an-attitude-that-you-couldn-t-really-enjoy/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7c/ben-elliot-16585_attitude_my-father-instilled-in-me-an-attitude-th_2072728.jpg) ## More by Ben Elliot > [In summer, my Sundays are often taken up with cricket. I play with a bunch of other over-competitive and overenthusiastic guys who I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/in-summer-my-sundays-are-often-taken-up-with-cricket-i-play-with-a/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) > [I've always been fascinated by India and its color and vibrancy. I worked in Madhya Pradesh in the Kanha National Game reserve before university,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/i-ve-always-been-fascinated-by-india-and-its-color-and-vibrancy-i/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) > [Buenos Aires is easily one of the most stylish cities in the world with its eclectic collection of neighborhoods, each with its own unique…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/buenos-aires-is-easily-one-of-the-most-stylish-cities-in-the-world/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) > [In the same way I am addicted to puddings - the sweeter the better - I have become addicted to the daily routines my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/in-the-same-way-i-am-addicted-to-puddings-the-sweeter-the-better-i/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) > [I knew Quintessentially was a success when my father, who does a lot of business in Beirut, introduced himself to somebody and they said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/i-knew-quintessentially-was-a-success-when-my-father-who-does-a-lot/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) > [A lot of my work is about developing relationships with corporate partners such as Jaguar and Diageo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/a-lot-of-my-work-is-about-developing-relationships-with-corporate/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) > [If people don't feel they've got your attention, you're not going to succeed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/if-people-don-t-feel-they-ve-got-your-attention-you-re-not-going-to/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) > [I studied politics and economics at Bristol, and people always assumed that I'd go into politics or a non-government organisation when I left. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/i-studied-politics-and-economics-at-bristol-and-people-always-assumed/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) > [Since I travel to the four corners of this planet for work, I don't need sun holidays or that kind of thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/since-i-travel-to-the-four-corners-of-this-planet-for-work-i-don-t/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) > [When you think about the word 'quintessentially', it's about trying to get to the very essence of something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/when-you-think-about-the-word-quintessentially-it-s-about-trying-to/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) > [A quintessential experience is to raft the Rio Grande through the Blue Mountains, stopping off at waterfalls and having picnics of barbecued fish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/a-quintessential-experience-is-to-raft-the-rio-grande-through-the/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) > [For me, life is not about gold taps and marble all over the place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/for-me-life-is-not-about-gold-taps-and-marble-all-over-the-place/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) > [I eat out three times a day most days of the year. This is no big deal to most New Yorkers, and it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/i-eat-out-three-times-a-day-most-days-of-the-year-this-is-no-big-deal/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) > [When the truth does not get printed, damage is done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/when-the-truth-does-not-get-printed-damage-is-done/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) > [I don't believe that saying things because you feel they are what people want to hear is the right way to be in any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/i-don-t-believe-that-saying-things-because-you-feel-they-are-what/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/spent-working/ben-elliot/#itemlist", "name": "1 Spent Working Quotes By Ben Elliot", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My father instilled in me an attitude that you couldn't really enjoy yourself unless you had done something to deserve it. 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