--- title: "10 You Quotes By Ben Elliot" description: "10 You quotes by Ben Elliot. Plus more from Ben Elliot and more You sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95f/ben-elliot-16585_attention_if-people-don-t-feel-they-ve-got-your-at_500888.jpg" --- > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95f/ben-elliot-16585_attention_if-people-don-t-feel-they-ve-got-your-at_500888.jpg) > [Once you're involved in a business, it's part of what you do. It's the way you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/once-you-re-involved-in-a-business-it-s-part-of-what-you-do-it-s-the/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ad/ben-elliot-16585_business_once-you-re-involved-in-a-business-it-s_836070.jpg) > [I don't believe that saying things because you feel they are what people want to hear is the right way to be…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3d/ben-elliot-16585_any_i-don-t-believe-that-saying-things-becau_776310.jpg) > [What goes around comes around in business, and it's better to help people out rather than bill them every time you speak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/what-goes-around-comes-around-in-business-and-it-s-better-to-help/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/ben-elliot-16585_around_what-goes-around-comes-around-in-busines_2486418.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a20/ben-elliot-16585_about_when-you-think-about-the-word-quintessen_658774.jpg) > [I knew Quintessentially was a success when my father, who does a lot of business in Beirut, introduced himself to somebody and…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/615/ben-elliot-16585_annoyed_i-knew-quintessentially-was-a-success-wh_332041.jpg) > [I don't set out to be connected. My business has allowed me to meet lots of interesting people, some of whom have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/i-don-t-set-out-to-be-connected-my-business-has-allowed-me-to-meet/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca5/ben-elliot-16585_allowed_i-don-t-set-out-to-be-connected-my-busin_1886355.jpg) > [When I lived in New York, I discovered these Russian & Turkish Baths in East 10th Street. Great for a platza treatment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/when-i-lived-in-new-york-i-discovered-these-russian-turkish-baths-in/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9d/ben-elliot-16585_baths_when-i-lived-in-new-york-i-discovered-th_1391620.jpg) > [Art is the ultimate luxury good, but one that can make you think, give a you a blast of beauty and enhance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/art-is-the-ultimate-luxury-good-but-one-that-can-make-you-think-give/) [Ben Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43e/ben-elliot-16585_art_art-is-the-ultimate-luxury-good-but-one_2451205.jpg) > [My father instilled in me an attitude that you couldn't really enjoy yourself unless you had done something to deserve it. So,…](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) ## Other authors on You ## 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/you/ben-elliot/#itemlist", "name": "10 You Quotes By Ben Elliot", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If people don't feel they've got your attention, you're not going to succeed.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ben Elliot" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elliot/if-people-don-t-feel-they-ve-got-your-attention-you-re-not-going-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95f/ben-elliot-16585_attention_if-people-don-t-feel-they-ve-got-your-at_500888.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95f/ben-elliot-16585_attention_if-people-don-t-feel-they-ve-got-your-at_500888.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95f/ben-elliot-16585_attention_if-people-don-t-feel-they-ve-got-your-at_500888.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If people don't feel they've got your attention, you're not going to succeed.” — Ben Elliot", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Once you're involved in a business, it's part of what you do. 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