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Inspirational Quotes by Ben Elton
- 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.
- You're mugging old ladies every bit as much if you pinch their pension fund
- Comedy will always be central to what I do, it's just an instinct for me, but I am a writer and always have been.
- I don't consider myself Jewish. I am half-Jewish by race but not through my mother.
- I exercise hard and the reason I do is so that I can earn the things I like to consume.
- I think it is very difficult to legislate for morality.
- My parents were secular. I am an atheist.
- 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.
- Artists don't create society, they reflect it
- Books are the key. A book cannot be accessed from afar. You have to hold it, you have to read it.
- You think I look like a teletubby?
More Inspirational Quotes
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento