No collection of people who are all waiting for the same thing are capable of holding a natural conv...
BEN ELTON The earth only has so much bounty to offer and inventing ever larger and more notional prices for th...
BEN ELTON People who get through life dependent on other people's possessions are always the first to lecture ...
BEN ELTON Sympathy for victims is always counter-balanced by an equal and opposite feeling of resentment towar...
BEN ELTON Most of my work isn't directly autobiographical. It tends to be an amalgam of things I've seen and h...
BEN ELTON We've all got to look at ourselves, start with yourself, that's all you can do. I believe that we ca...
BEN ELTON Most of my stand-up comedy is about being a small, scared, neurotic individual among the billions of...
BEN ELTON My advice to anyone adapting a novel is that once they've read it and learnt to understand it, then ...
BEN ELTON He lives on in an incomparable body of work which will continue to bring joy to millions.
BEN ELTON Even if it sounds pretentious, which it isn't-I've found it artistically challenging to produce a mo...
BEN ELTON The earth only has so much bounty to offer and inventing ever larger and more notional prices for ...
BEN ELTON And roast beef and Yorkshire pudding is my personal signature dish.
BEN ELTON If only the strength of the love that people feel when it is reciprocated could be as intense and ob...
BEN ELTON I'm lucky because the strongest emotion I have ever felt is being in love, and that definitely i...
BEN ELTON People who get through life dependent on other people's possessions are always the first to lect...
BEN ELTON I think it is very difficult to legislate for morality.
BEN ELTON Britain has lost one of its greatest comic artists, but he lives on in an incomparable body of work.
BEN ELTON This calls for a very special blend of psychology and extreme violence.
BEN ELTON I try hard not to preach, but I get carried away, which is a mistake, but it's a risk worth running.
BEN ELTON A society sufficiently sophisticated to produce the internal combustion engine has not had the sophi...
BEN ELTON We've all got to look at ourselves, start with yourself, that's all you can do. I believe th...
BEN ELTON I find the fact that billionaires are quoted as if the fact that they are billionaires gives them so...
BEN ELTON You're mugging old ladies every bit as much if you pinch their pension fund
BEN ELTON The reactionary point of view was always so easy to put, the complex, radical argument always so eas...
BEN ELTON The internet was supposed to liberate knowledge, but in fact it buried it, first under a vast sewer ...
BEN ELTON I loved writing 'Two Brothers' more than anything else I have written. It's the first bo...
BEN ELTON There are lots of things I could have done for the money, but I've made a great living doing the...
BEN ELTON If I did things for the money, I'd have done adverts in the 1980s, when I was hot enough to be o...
BEN ELTON I don't consider myself Jewish. I am half-Jewish by race but not through my mother.
BEN ELTON My advice to anyone adapting a novel is that once they've read it and learnt to understand it, t...
BEN ELTON I try hard not to preach, but I get carried away, which is a mistake, but it's a risk worth runn...
BEN ELTON I think trying to be cool is the worst possible ambition - and I have never suffered from it.
BEN ELTON Comedy will always be central to what I do, it's just an instinct for me, but I am a writer and ...
BEN ELTON I don't know what people who I've never met think about me. Some have written horrible thing...
BEN ELTON I exercise hard and the reason I do is so that I can earn the things I like to consume.
BEN ELTON Yes, OK, farty is a silly word. I wish I'd never used it. I'm 34. Perhaps it was a word for ...
BEN ELTON I'm easy to work with, not a pushover, but I respond to criticism and find it inspiring.
BEN ELTON I'm not everybody's cup of tea. But sometimes criticism can be hurtful. Be respectful. I'...
ELTON JOHN You took care of your horse, and your horse took care of you.
ELTON GALLEGLY I do like Britney Spears. I think she's cute. I think she's fun. And I like her records. You...
ELTON JOHN I've got that resilient thing inside me. But I wasn't a happy bunny.
ELTON JOHN Every unskilled illegal immigrant who enters the United States for work drives up healthcare costs f...
ELTON GALLEGLY Once I'd heard 'Modern Times' by Bob Dylan, it really changed the way I wanted to make r...
ELTON JOHN If I was to say what I am, I'd be a Labour man. I like Tony Blair a lot, I think he's a good...
ELTON JOHN Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.
ELTON TRUEBLOOD I want to do a musical movie. Like Evita, but with good music.
ELTON JOHN Don't be afraid to let her into your heart and when your down, don't try to carry the whole world on...
ELTON JOHN So shine on through these days we have to fill.
ELTON JOHN I love every minute of fatherhood, staying up all night, changing nappies, kids crying, I find it re...
ELTON JOHN Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.
ELTON JOHN Hospitals are closing across the country due to the burden of illegal immigration, college students ...
ELTON GALLEGLY I don't have to compete in the charts. I can just be myself as a musician, a songwriter and play...
ELTON JOHN If there is a better singer in England than Craig David, then I am Margaret Thatcher.
ELTON JOHN The whole point of being in this business and being blessed and being successful is that you're ...
ELTON JOHN Horsemeat in many European and Asian countries is consumed as a delicacy.
ELTON GALLEGLY People with HIV are still stigmatized. The infection rates are going up. People are dying. The polit...
ELTON JOHN When you're a kid, they tell you it's all... grow up. Get a job. Get married. Get a house. Have a ki...
ELTON POPE When your persona begins to take over your music and becomes more important, you enter a dangerous p...
ELTON JOHN Since achieving their independence in 1992, the people of Croatia have built a democratic society ba...
ELTON GALLEGLY It's been argued that of all the animals humans have domesticated, the horse is the most importa...
ELTON GALLEGLY If we are honest, we freely admit that the Christian system involves difficulties; but so does every...
ELTON TRUEBLOOD Beautiful sanctuaries, paved parking lots, and new liturgies will do very little for people who sit ...
ELTON TRUEBLOOD Commemoration of William Morris, Artist, Writer, 1896 Commemoration of George Kennedy Bell, Bishop o...
ELTON TRUEBLOOD Any alleged Christianity which fails to express itself in cheerfulness, at some point, is clearly sp...
ELTON TRUEBLOOD Democracy is necessitated by the fact that all men are sinners; it is made possible by the fact that...
ELTON TRUEBLOOD Feast of Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, Spiritual Writer, 1626 Commemoration of Sergius o...
ELTON TRUEBLOOD Feast of the Holy Cross When scientists are honest, as most of them are, they are well aware of ...
ELTON TRUEBLOOD Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservations.
ELTON TRUEBLOOD These falls are typically always frozen, but they're getting shorter as the snow pack increases.
ELTON ADAMS We don't want to leave them. They cost about $75 apiece.
ELTON ADAMS We secure to two trees in case one of them breaks.
ELTON ADAMS I've had the first ascents on most of the waterfalls in the Rocky Mountain Front.
ELTON ADAMS When ice is real hard, it shatters and you can get microscopic shards of ice. You don't want them in...
ELTON ADAMS Other ropers get real heavy when they get wet.
ELTON ADAMS Well, I was making a record, and I had to choose a name, because they said, you know, you can't ...
ELTON JOHN I never thought of myself as being handsome or good-looking or whatever. I always felt like an outsi...
ELTON JOHN I never thought of myself as being handsome or good-looking or whatever.
ELTON JOHN The thing about Vegas is, I don't have to fly anywhere, and that really helps. It means I stay i...
ELTON JOHN But you know, I have a pretty good relationship with the press and the paparazzi. It's just when...
ELTON JOHN Just a pawn out-played by a dominating queen
ELTON JOHN Yeah. I have been with David Furnish for eight years, now.
ELTON JOHN The great thing about rock and roll is that someone like me can be a star.
ELTON JOHN I'm the Connie Francis of rock 'n' roll
ELTON JOHN We were both very much the same. We were both very impulsive. We both loved life. We both loved shop...
ELTON JOHN I grew up at my grandmother's house and she had a beautiful garden. I used to hate mowing the la...
ELTON JOHN I hate to say this, but I always listen to the music and the instrumentation first, and then grab on...
ELTON JOHN I heard Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis, and that was it. I didn't ever want to be anything e...
ELTON JOHN Upon being given a Bible, President Abraham Lincoln replied, "In regard to this Great book, I have b...
ELTON TRUEBLOOD As a former mayor, I know that local governments must have control over land use decisions.
ELTON GALLEGLY I loathe gardening, but I love gardens, and I have two beautiful gardens. I can not bear gardening, ...
ELTON JOHN I grew up at my grandmother's house, and she had a beautiful garden. I used to hate mowing the l...
ELTON JOHN When Little Richard used to stand up and play it was just fabulous, and Liberace had the candlestick...
ELTON JOHN I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no cour...
ELTON JOHN Fame attracts lunatics.
ELTON JOHN The only thing the record companies put out now is 'Best of,'
ELTON JOHN I didn't see the game, but I saw the highlights. It's still kind of incomprehensible to me. Eighty-o...
ELTON BRAND Congress has greatly tightened the loopholes terrorists can use to harm Americans. We need to do mor...
ELTON GALLEGLY This is absolutely satisfying. It's like vindication because we worked so hard and this organization...
ELTON BRAND And the danger is - and it's happening - is we're seeing an incredibly big rise amongst youn...
ELTON JOHN In addition, California spends nearly $1 billion a year in Medi-Cal services for an average of 780,0...
ELTON GALLEGLY Everything I thought I'd hate about having children - the crying, the screaming - nothing fazes ...
ELTON JOHN I love the idea of the teachings of Jesus Christ and the beautiful stories about it, which I loved i...
ELTON JOHN The world is equally shocked at hearing Christianity criticized and seeing it practiced.
ELTON TRUEBLOOD The unexamined faith is not worth having.
ELTON TRUEBLOOD I am the most well-known homosexual in the world.
ELTON JOHN I have great respect for President Bush, Secretary Powell and Secretary Ridge.
ELTON GALLEGLY People in England are so bloody nosy
ELTON JOHN It was like a reunion.
ELTON BRAND Candle In The Wind.
ELTON JOHN It's the circle of life, and it moves us all, through despair and hope, through faith and love, 'til...
ELTON JOHN There is nothing wrong with going to bed with someone of your own sex. People should be very free wi...
ELTON JOHN The Lord is my shepherd.
ELTON JOHN So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do/ You see I've forgotten, if they're green or they're ...
ELTON JOHN There's a time for everyone, If they only learn, that the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn...
ELTON JOHN I think people should be free to engage in any sexual practices they choose; they should draw the li...
ELTON JOHN I love places that have an incredible history. I love the Italian way of life. I love the food. I lo...
ELTON JOHN I took hostages and prisoners and expected them to adapt to my lifestyle. This relationship is a ver...
ELTON JOHN We're ready. We got the sandbags. We dug a trench all around the back yard and we barricaded.
ELTON KAAHU Mike Miller brings a lot. He can shoot the ball, rebound well. The intangibles are there for Memphis...
ELTON BRAND It's been tough over the years, so to be here in this position feels good, but we have a lot more to...
ELTON BRAND We have a winning record and that is a big thing for us. It feels good, but we still have a lot more...
ELTON BRAND We tried to take them out early. This was a must-win for us.
ELTON BRAND Without a doubt, the swagger level goes up, ... Sam Cassell has been talking trash as soon as he cam...
ELTON BRAND Being at .500 on the road is a big deal for us.
ELTON BRAND We were last in three-point field goals, and that makes a big difference in wins and losses,
ELTON BRAND He really knows [Argentina], and he's brought it up two or three times. He brings it up in the conte...
ELTON BRAND It was our getaway game, so we wanted to get this victory.
ELTON BRAND To have Corey back ? that's exactly what I'm talking about,
ELTON BRAND We're 5-1 but we're not happy. We didn't play to the best of our ability.
ELTON BRAND It helped them that they had a lot of fresh bodies.
ELTON BRAND We definitely kept him in check.
ELTON BRAND Whoever we get in the next round, we'll be ready, definitely.
ELTON BRAND Somebody said he did it in college. They had tape.
ELTON BRAND It's just a great feeling.
ELTON BRAND There's a feeling of excitement, and a little bit of the unknown.
ELTON BRAND It was pretty, and then it got ugly. It was a long time coming, and it was an important win for the ...
ELTON BRAND It means a lot, from our management all the way down to the ball boys. Even though it's just one gam...
ELTON BRAND That's something they have to deal with. My focus is on our team right now.
ELTON BRAND Our goal was to clinch a playoff spot. To be up four points with less than two minutes is disappoint...
ELTON BRAND It's disappointing, but we'll bounce back. I'm very optimistic. As a team, we didn't shoot well. Per...
ELTON BRAND There's some players out there who are very deserving, with more wins. And that plays into it. If we...
ELTON BRAND I expect a hard-fought series from Denver. We got home-court advantage, and that should help. The Nu...
ELTON BRAND They're a good team. We're expecting a battle. We're going to try to limit them with their fast-brea...
ELTON BRAND The referees blew the whistle a lot. Anthony got to the line a lot. Our guys on our team got to the ...
ELTON BRAND His (Lincoln's) patriotism was saved from idolatry by the overwhelming sense of the sovereignty of G...
ELTON TRUEBLOOD Sam was out there on their side last year hitting big shots, and now he's on ours.
ELTON BRAND Sam really got hot and it's easy to find him when he is like that, he gets unconscious and hits big ...
ELTON BRAND We wanted to go undefeated, but it's not realistic to win every game,
ELTON BRAND Without a doubt, ...
ELTON BRAND It's a big deal. Each milestone is a big step.
ELTON BRAND It feels good, but we still have a lot more to accomplish. But it's a milestone we want to check off...
ELTON BRAND We need to win one more game to qualify but it is great for our mindset. It is definitely a statemen...
ELTON BRAND It's just a great feeling. It's still kind of surreal. I might not appreciate it until we start the ...
ELTON BRAND I have this weird syndrome approaching 10am. Can I please say bugger next week?
ELTON JOHN One friend, one person who is truly understanding, who takes the trouble to listen to us as we consi...
ELTON MAYO A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees ...
ELTON TRUEBLOOD To me, she was as good a singer as Aretha Franklin in her own way, and completely timeless.
ELTON JOHN If you write great songs with meaning and emotion, they will last for ever because songs are the key...
ELTON JOHN And I talked to my doctor, and I must admit, you know, I'm sometimes quite renowned for my outbu...
ELTON JOHN I do work a lot. I mean, most of my income, I would say, comes from live performances. And then you&...
ELTON JOHN President Reagan is now at rest. We mourn his passing, but we are grateful for the gifts he gave us:...
ELTON GALLEGLY Having a great comic actress like Kim is so exciting. I'm a huge fan of hers.
ELTON JOHN I think performers are all show-offs anyway, especially musicians. Unless you show off, you're n...
ELTON JOHN More than 65,000 horses were slaughtered in the United States in 2004, a 50 percent increase since 2...
ELTON GALLEGLY We got sloppy at the end, but we accomplished what we wanted to.
ELTON BRAND I'm very relaxed. I have a family, I have a partner of 20 years, I have a wonderful life; nothin...
ELTON JOHN I was more ashamed that I couldn't work the washing machine than the fact that I was taking drug...
ELTON JOHN I've always been dead set against festivals - really suspicious and wary.
ELTON JOHN They have a real strong fullback that runs well and is hard to bring down. We have to stop the run.
ELTON WILLIAMS That was a good game, especially for as young as we are.
ELTON WILLIAMS On a Monday, they have church and the teachers speak to us and tell us that Christianity is not a jo...
ELTON WILLIAMS We moved the game because we didn't want to take any chances.
ELTON WILLIAMS The guys are really excited, fired up and energetic. They have confidence in themselves and we feel ...
ELTON WILLIAMS There are a whole lot of teams in the state that are 1-1. I am trying to find a sound offense and go...
ELTON WILLIAMS When kids complain about pain, it's real.
ELTON STRAUSS If you don't find something to do, you don't want to find something to do.
ELTON REECE Always remember that these are kids. Do not holler at them, give them all the support you can becaus...
ELTON REECE Look at the track, the reason that this program has grown is because of Beth Mott. She's been with u...
ELTON REECE It's tough to say that you are not truly blessed.
ELTON REECE Isn't this a sight to behold.
ELTON REECE He gave me my first job. I had the opportunity to work with him for five years.
ELTON REECE We have lost a very valuable person who has left a lot of his philosophy of education still with the...
ELTON REECE This stream, this stream supposed to go through over there, but all the growth - ah, so much growth ...
ELTON KAAHU Really frustrating because nobody did nothing about it. So, we the homeowners, live over here, we no...
ELTON KAAHU We 'wen block all this from flooding my house inside over here. We've got to do something, and this ...
ELTON KAAHU An agent is a person who is sore because an actor gets 90% of what they make.
ELTON JOHN Right now is not the time to analyze. You don't focus on rebuilding a building while it's on fire. Y...
ELTON GALLEGLY It's an issue that's been a long time coming,
ELTON GALLEGLY It's really unconscionable that we reward people for being here illegally, and punish those, in effe...
ELTON GALLEGLY to protect himself and frustrate justice.
ELTON GALLEGLY What I heard, unfortunately, was more legal hair-splitting,
ELTON GALLEGLY from a
civilized world out to god-forsaken Kern County.
ELTON GALLEGLY I don't like to micro-manage federal agencies. But federal safety is at risk here and we have not on...
ELTON GALLEGLY Fitzen walked away, and then the marshals announced he was considered to be armed and dangerous, ......
ELTON GALLEGLY Right now is not the time











ELTON GALLEGLY It's a contact sport and when you step across the white line, you have to be ready to play. It feels...
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ELTON BRAND It was a great win. I tried to set a tone early and my teammates put me in a great position to score...
ELTON BRAND She understands what a performer has to go through. I feel so sorry for her when she goes to all the...
ELTON JOHN Bands today have to learn their craft by putting the hard work in that we did when we were young per...
ELTON JOHN