A Quote by Ben Elliot
When you think about the word 'quintessentially', it's about trying to get to the very essence of something.
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When we think about making the people in the audience happy, or trying to make them feel something, it kind of goes to waste. Usually we have our best skates when we just think about each other, and we just think about being in unison, and think about the program we're trying to do.
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