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# Eli Attie

Screenwriter

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Eli Attie is a screenwriter.

## Quick Facts About Eli Attie

Profession Screenwriter

## About Eli Attie

American speechwriter... \| Eli Attie is an Emmy-winning writer, producer, and former White House staff member. He served as Vice President Al Gore's chief White House and campaign speechwriter through Gore's concession of the 2000 presidential election, which Attie and Gore wrote together. Attie then became a longtime writer-

##  Quotes by Eli Attie

> [Grief is Newark. It's there. Can't avoid it. The idea is to hold your nose, hope the traffic's not too bad and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-attie/grief-is-newark-it-s-there-can-t-avoid-it-the-idea-is-to-hold-your/)

[Eli Attie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-attie/)

[Grief](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grief/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/314/eli-attie-85273_grief_grief-is-newark-it-s-there-can-t-avoid-i_509311.jpg)

> [We all have family dysfunction. It's why we're successful, to fill that hole.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-attie/we-all-have-family-dysfunction-it-s-why-we-re-successful-to-fill-that/)

[Eli Attie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-attie/)

[Dysfunction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dysfunction/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e22/eli-attie-85273_dysfunction_we-all-have-family-dysfunction-it-s-why_575431.jpg)

> [We can aspire to anything, but we don't get it just 'cause we want it. I would rather spend my life close…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-attie/we-can-aspire-to-anything-but-we-don-t-get-it-just-cause-we-want-it-i/)

[Eli Attie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-attie/)

[Aspire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aspire/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41f/eli-attie-85273_aspire_we-can-aspire-to-anything-but-we-don-t-g_1893077.jpg)

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