The way I choose to live my own life rates time and space as real luxuries. Ben Elliot More Quotes by Ben Elliot More Quotes From Ben Elliot Since childhood, I have been a cricket fanatic. Ben Elliot fanaticbeencricketchildhood Buenos Aires is easily one of the most stylish cities in the world with its eclectic collection of neighborhoods, each with its own unique charm. Ben Elliot ownstylishuniqueworld Fastidious attention to detail makes the difference between an OK service and first class service. Ben Elliot detaildifferenceserviceattention I have an issue with others ordering for me, and I spend far too long haranguing people that my choices are the best. I apologize for the amount of conversations I have ruined with this attitude. Ben Elliot bestmeattitudepeople A quintessential experience is to raft the Rio Grande through the Blue Mountains, stopping off at waterfalls and having picnics of barbecued fish. Ben Elliot fishmountainsexperienceblue For me, life is not about gold taps and marble all over the place. Ben Elliot placemegoldlife I have to be passionate about everything I do. Ben Elliot abouteverythingpassionate I definitely like sorting stuff out, and I have the enthusiasm to try and help. Ben Elliot helptrylikeenthusiasm There are a lot of laws from Europe about employing people which are absolute nonsense. Ben Elliot aboutnonsenseeuropepeople 'Concierge' comes from the Latin for 'slave.' Ben Elliot slavelatin I don't believe that saying things because you feel they are what people want to hear is the right way to be in any part of your life. Ben Elliot youlifebelievepeople I think people might say I'm a bit of a sucker for punishment. Ben Elliot saythinkpunishmentpeople It's not marriage that I crave. Many of my friends who have married are pretty miserable. Within a year and a half, most of them are either unhappy or divorced. Ben Elliot yearfriendsmarriageunhappy My father instilled in me an attitude that you couldn't really enjoy yourself unless you had done something to deserve it. So, my childhood was spent working on farms or local shops or, when I got older, in banks. Ben Elliot mechildhoodattitudefather What goes around comes around in business, and it's better to help people out rather than bill them every time you speak to them. Ben Elliot youbusinesstimepeople I'm not going to complain to New Yorkers about working too hard. Ben Elliot complaingoingnewhard I eat out three times a day most days of the year. This is no big deal to most New Yorkers, and it is not something I am necessarily proud of - it's simply the nature of my itinerant life. Ben Elliot i-amdaynaturelife My obsession with eating out partly comes from having spent 10 long years at English boarding schools in the 1980s, where food was pretty low on the list. Ben Elliot englisheatingfoodlong In the same way I am addicted to puddings - the sweeter the better - I have become addicted to the daily routines my Pilates and Gyrotonic guru, Nada, puts me through. Ben Elliot dailyi-ambetterme I've always been fascinated by India and its color and vibrancy. I worked in Madhya Pradesh in the Kanha National Game reserve before university, and it is probably the most intoxicating country I have ever visited. Ben Elliot gameindiacolorcountry
