99 Quotes by Ben Elton

You didn’t wake up, your dreams just changed gear.

I don’t know what people who I’ve never met think about me. Some have written horrible things, some have written nice things – but I’m proud of the fact I’ve remained close to everyone I’ve ever worked with.

Leaders should never, ever try to look cool – that’s for dictators.

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.

I don’t consider myself Jewish. I am half-Jewish by race but not through my mother.

It’s a curse to have a mind if it is illegal to use it. It’s a curse to have intelligence if you are forced to cloak it in a lifetime of wilful stupidity.

History is made by people. And the majority of people are arseholes. Which is I suppose why the majority of history has been so disastrous.

You’re mugging old ladies every bit as much if you pinch their pension fund.

I try hard not to preach, but I get carried away, which is a mistake, but it’s a risk worth running.