"Sympathy for victims is always counter-balanced by an equal and opposite feeling of resentment towards them."
-Ben Elton
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"I find the fact that billionaires are quoted as if the fact that they are billionaires gives them some kind of wisdom is outrageous.“
-Ben Elton
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"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
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"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
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