Ben Elliot Quotes
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Having an understanding of what's possible also makes me redouble my efforts to fight those who stand in the way of doing the things that my constituents and the country would want to get done.
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I hate to say it but I think it has become very obvious that our system for devising trade agreements, so very important to this country's functioning around the world, has not only broken, but it has broken completely.
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Qatar has funded and helped arm ISIS. They also, as we all know, fund Hamas. That's got to stop. And we've got to use our pressure against that country to knock that stuff off.
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The censor's sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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There never yet has been a country which became powerful without knowledge. A man by his own strength alone cannot successfully combat a tiger, but by his intelligence, he can devise means to entrap him.
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I think right now we need to look back at the founding values of our country. Rise above partisanship, be less bitter when it comes to important matters that have to be solved.
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I love C-3PO; I love the girl from 'Ex Machina' - these kind of robots that have so much soul that you feel for them.
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I don't believe your soul mate has to share your politics.
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There was always a love-hate relationship with New York in the rest of the country, but I made them feel more love than hate.
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I've done all different kinds of genres - doo-wop, pop, funk, gospel, country, jazz, you name it.
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The goal with a big piece of social legislation is to have a bipartisan result, so the country will accept it.
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There's a part of my heart that forever has Anne Boleyn written on it, who I played in 'The Tudors.'
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You can get any film now basically for free, and that's where I think the model we're talking about is - if you give people what they want, how they want it and when they want it, they're more likely to pay for it.
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My songs are a direct route into my brain and my heart.
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Pakistan is a free country, so according to me, in a free country, it's every right of the citizen to live the way they wish.
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I've written extensively on Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth and seen up close how those women, who were born when the country hoped for a male heir, made their way as leaders.
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Writers want publicity all the time, and they are always nagging their agents and publishers to give them more publicity, but, when you get it, it's kind of soul-destroying.
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In order to be discipled by others a person must have a trusting heart, one that listens even when it doesn't fully comprehend or see the end result.
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I have never let down Italy, and I never will. I love my country, and I owe a lot to my country, and in that sense, whatever I can and will be able to do for my country, I will do.
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Why does everyone keep asking me that?" Seriously, did I look like some sort of pyscho assassin? Maybe it was the pink sneakers. Or the heart earrings?
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The Universe doesn't like secrets. It conspires to reveal the truth, to lead you to it.
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I am not a hater.
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'You Should Be Here' came from a real place. I lost my father... it was right when I was getting my record deal. There's just been so many moments that he hasn't been here for. It's kind of the reason I wrote the song.
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In my heart and soul, I am a West Country man, and ideally, my weekends are spent there.
