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Ben Elton Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: british
Birth: May 3, 1959

Topics

Yourself Start Believe You Look Act

The places that are most likely to grow trees for carbon sequestration are places where trees aren't growing now.

Robert Jackson

Trees Grow Growing Now Places Where

I was always the kid on scholarship, I was a soloist with my company, I'd been working with the symphony since I was 14.

Summer Glau

Scholarship Company Kid Always Been

I decided early on, very early, that the best role I could play is to speak in my own voice, assume my own voice and my own ideas. Even if you support a candidate who ultimately wins, what you say and do is seen through the filter of that candidate.

Tom Cotton

Best Support Ideas Voice Speak You

I'll cough up the bitter truth right now, at the risk of losing my Feminism Club Decoder Ring: I didn't go see 'Inside Out' for Amy Poehler, though she's terrific. I went to see my dark prince, Lewis Black.

MaryJanice Davidson

Truth Losing Black Dark Go Ring

Without Romneycare, I don't think we would have Obamacare.

Mitt Romney

Think Without Would Obamacare

I didn't get cool until I got to high school and people found out I could sing.

Luke James

School People Cool High School High

I've been trying to cut down on caffeine because it seems to aggravate my middle-age-onset acne, but I'm too tired to care. I'm growing a beard to hide it.

Lou Barlow

Tired Beard Care Trying Hide Down

I think Donald Trump's had a pattern of leaping on the bandwagon of anything that he feels will further his candidacy, and if that means sowing more fear and paranoia and playing into a kind of xenophobic populist strain, then that's what he will do.

Louis Theroux

Fear Think Kind Will More Anything

I feel really honored to be part of The #seetherealme campaign. It's really amazing, as it helps many teen girls who are struggling. It helps them to find themselves and be true to who they are.

Jazz Jennings

Teen Amazing Feel Be True Find True

I'm very hands on with my music - I do all the artwork and everything myself - and the songs I write aren't necessarily the most commercial.

Courtney Barnett

Music Myself Hands Write Everything

I'm not saying that the action/science-fiction genre is bad in itself. I make those films. I'm just saying that the studios have put all their cards on black.

Chris Pine

Saying Black Bad Cards Just Genre

I'm only realizing now that I was a child actress because I always took myself so seriously.

Claire Danes

Myself Child Now Seriously Always