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A lot of my work is about developing relationships with corporate partners such as Jaguar and Diageo.

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

There are a lot of laws from Europe about employing people which are absolute nonsense.

Ben Elliot

The way I choose to live my own life rates time and space as real luxuries.

Ben Elliot

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

When I lived in New York, I discovered these Russian & Turkish Baths in East 10th Street. Great for a platza treatment - plus, you'll run into the world and his wife there.

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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

In summer, my Sundays are often taken up with cricket. I play with a bunch of other over-competitive and overenthusiastic guys who I have known for a very long time.

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'Concierge' comes from the Latin for 'slave.'

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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.

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When you think about the word 'quintessentially', it's about trying to get to the very essence of something.

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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.

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I think people might say I'm a bit of a sucker for punishment.

Ben Elliot

I studied politics and economics at Bristol, and people always assumed that I'd go into politics or a non-government organisation when I left. I might well do this later on. I'd love to represent a West Country seat in the House of Commons.

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With offices in 64 cities around the world, it is sometimes a challenge to ensure that I've got my finger on the pulse with every one, everywhere. Staying in touch means early rising for calls with China and Japan, and late calls with the U.S.

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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.

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For me, life is not about gold taps and marble all over the place.

Ben Elliot

A lot of my work is about developing relationships with corporate partners such as Jaguar and Diageo.

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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

Since I travel to the four corners of this planet for work, I don't need sun holidays or that kind of thing.

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Art is the ultimate luxury good, but one that can make you think, give a you a blast of beauty and enhance your life. Even if the work's made of plasticine.

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I knew Quintessentially was a success when my father, who does a lot of business in Beirut, introduced himself to somebody and they said, 'Oh, do you know Ben Elliot? I'd really like to meet him.' I remember him ringing me up, really annoyed.

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Since childhood, I have been a cricket fanatic.

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