Ben Elliot Quotes
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The main thing I want to do is make people feel more connected and more active.
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Depression is something that doesn't just go away. It's just... there and you deal with it. It's like... malaria or something. Maybe it won't be cured, but you've got to take the medication you're prescribed, and you stay out of situations that are going to trigger it.
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I think the biggest part of a good party is the host and then going around making sure nobody's left alone and knows enough about the people in the room to know who to introduce to whom.
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Every character I've ever played, I always try to take him right to the edge and not allow him to fall over, but directors have a tendency to pull me back a little bit.
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I'm very spiritual. I meditate every day. I don't know if that's surprising or not, but I've been doing that since I was 16 every day, so that's like kind of my thing. I'm really a hippie-chick at heart.
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Generally, I find a lot to be grateful for.
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The Indian market is potentially the largest market in the world with the leadership at both central and state level focused on leapfrogging into the future.
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I believe people should live full lives and not settle for anything less.
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I can't figure out how you can hire a coach and tell him how you want him to play.
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The American dream is still to own your home.
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I've got two small kids. I want to make sure they grow up to be good people. Do they treat people well? Are they kind?
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We proved that we are still a people capable of doing big things and tackling our biggest challenges.
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I did Broadway shows. And I started realizing that this is actually how I'm going to make my living. So maybe I should try to do television and film and make a better living and get an occasional residual check so I can pay a mortgage someday.
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Over the years, from serving in the CIA to sitting on non-profit boards, I have observed first-hand what the addition of even one woman to a meeting or to a decision-making body can do. Put simply, in very many instances, group dynamics improve markedly.
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I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and was at the same time readable.
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We believe that visa quotas should be lifted and people should visit anywhere they wish freely.
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The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when it is under contract.
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We're about to shoot an episode on Air Force One, for instance, and we're going to take liberties, small liberties, with Air Force One, as we take small liberties with our White House set.
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So don't be fooled, so don't get lied to Love was always cruel And don't act strange, don't be a stranger It happened to me, now it's happening to you But if you'd take that train underwater Then we could talk it through
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I don't have a lot of hobbies. I don't play golf. I don't have any children. Things that occupy people's time. I just try to take jobs.
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It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it is not fought on U.S. soil.
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I think people might say I'm a bit of a sucker for punishment.
