Ben Aaronovitch Quotes
Like a lot of London, Richmond town centre had been laid out back when town planning was something that happened to other people.
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People see me now and ask if I'm still running. I may look like I am, but I'm really not. People think I still run every day but I ran for 25 years and I deserve to not do anything but walk or ride the bike with my kids.
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It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket.
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My mom has helped me nurture my interest and hone my talent.
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I think we should all call ourselves feminists.
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Unlike many Californians or New Yorkers, college football is a religion down south.
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Travel writing is harrowing. You are in paradise, more or less, having to prove it is paradise. It is hard to have a good time trying to figure out a way to say you are having a good time, whether you are having it or not, even in paradise.
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I want to have an impact on my son.
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I was very close to my mother, and her death, which left a gaping hole in my life, has been very difficult for me and my father in a lot of ways.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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Mulberry Street was the beating heart of the Italian-American experience, but you don't find those gangsters now. I live with a bunch of yuppies and models.
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The kids are not brought up to have minds of their own as individuals.
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You never know what the future brings.
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I'm obsessed with those old romance films. I also would love to venture into the silent film world. I think that's extremely compelling and interesting and really relies on the acting, even more so than when you have an actor speaking.
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We take a lot for granted as second wave feminists, what our mothers and aunts did for us.
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Global conditions are far too complex to be able to imagine that they could ever be really controlled by one power.
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I love doing comedy. I find comedy quite hard work. Comedy's underrated, I think, by actors, you know? It's difficult to get it right and get it funny. I really enjoy doing it. I kind of wish I'd done it more. I can't complain. I've had a fair crack of the whip.
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We live in a society where nothing is sacred.
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Nothing in life is promised except death.
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Common Core isn't a test, but for some people it is, because they don't like the testing piece of it.
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I think Carmelo is a great player. He makes players around him better. Whatever thing, whatever Carmelo wants me to do, I will do that out on the court just to prove that I'm worthy enough to be on the court with him, starting with the dirty jobs - just getting rebounds, getting shots, getting blocks, and just running the court.
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Godspell was a good leap for me, it was a good shop window.
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My New Year's resolution is to stick to a good workout plan that will keep me healthy and happy.
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Some men are so macho they'll get you pregnant just to kill a rabbit.
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Like a lot of London, Richmond town centre had been laid out back when town planning was something that happened to other people.
