Ben Elliot Quotes

I don't set out to be connected. My business has allowed me to meet lots of interesting people, some of whom have become friends; but you can't force it. This terrible word - 'networking' - I really hate.

Ben Elliot

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BusinessHatePeopleMeNetworking

I'm a big eater. I mean, a lot of my stand-up is about food, and you write about what you know, and that's the only thing I know. I don't know anything else.

Jim Gaffigan

FoodYouKnowMeanWriteAnything

I'm not interested in being commodified. I'm not into being sold. I'm not a slave.

Jill Scott

SlaveNot InterestedBeingInterested

I have always admired stylishly confident women who dress with great authority. This lifelong love of elegance began with the humble wardrobe of my late grandmother Mrs. Bennie Frances Davis.

Andre Leon Talley

LoveWomenGreatHumbleDressLate

When you unbox a My Little Pony or a Strawberry Shortcake doll, you were hit with a sweet, impossibly perfect fragrance of fresh, machine-made plastic oftentimes infused with floral and fruity notes to bring the toy to life. That third dimension of sensory experience made the toy so real to me.

Trixie Mattel

LifeExperienceMeSweetYouReal

I didn't have an exhibition anywhere until I was 30. My first exhibition was at 30, and then for my first show in America, I'm 50. It's kind of all right: I'm just a slow burner.

Tracey Emin

SlowAmericaKindFirstRightJust

You can punch a wall or write a song. Just as painful either way, but you have something to show for it at the end of the day with a song.

Trent Reznor

DaySongEnd Of The DayEndYouWay

In the richest country in the history of the world, this Obama economy has crushed the middle class. Family income has fallen by $4,000, but health insurance premiums are higher, food prices are higher, utility bills are higher, and gasoline prices have doubled. Today more Americans wake up in poverty than ever before.

Mitt Romney

FamilyTodayHealthHistoryFood

I don't care what 'Pitchfork' says. They write from a place that's a little too self-aware for me to really give a damn about what they're talking about.

Jason Isbell

MeCareTalkingPlaceDamnWrite

I would say that I bought the land under which Trump Tower sits while playing golf.

Donald Trump

GolfSayLandTowerPlayingWould

When Paul and I were first friends, starting in the sixth grade and seventh grade, we would sing a little together and we would make up radio shows and become disc jockeys on our home wire recorder. And then came rock and roll.

Art Garfunkel

HomeTogetherRock And RollFriends

Color does not add a pleasant quality to design - it reinforces it.

Pierre Bonnard

QualityColorDesignPleasantAdd

Well, let me tell you, if you're 45, had three children and are post-menopausal, you're not going to weigh what you did the day you graduated from high school. Get that out of your head. That's a media-driven ideal that you're never going to healthfully obtain.

Phil McGraw

ChildrenDaySchoolMeHigh School

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