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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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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I definitely see myself continuing to transition into more acting roles. I'll always be a coach. I'm always going to have a training center, always going to work with guys that are looking for some input and want help. I love commentating, and that's something I can always go back to and enjoy doing.
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I admire my fellow judge Paul Hollywood enormously, though we often argue. He believes presentation and uniformity are paramount; I'm more interested in taste. I don't mind if one bun is smaller than the others, or if there's a little pastry cracking, though I don't want a soggy bottom.
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Sometimes you're trapped in writing songs and you don't have enough distance from what you do anymore and you need the talent and the years of other people to come and jump in.
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I am lucky to have had an attentive, curious and loving dad and heart-smart, down to earth, gifted mother. They changed the outlooks of their own lives and have never forgotten the people and organizations that helped them dream bigger than their circumstances should have allowed.
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I'll always be a fan of ol' stray dogs and guitars playin'.One room churches, back road walks and front porch swingin'.Sunset skies, bonfire nights, I love the simple things.That's how I'll always be.
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Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it's being done to him or by him.
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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.
