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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Duran is a mythological figure in Latin America. He grew up in a time of turbulence because Panama was basically occupied by the United States. So he felt obliged to fight Americans in the ring. He felt the whole pride of his country and the need for cultural and political emancipation in his hands.
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As time goes by, people get to know you better. They pose problems for you, and you have to come up with solutions.
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I think we must get rid of slavery, or we must get rid of freedom.
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And do respect the women of the world; remember you all had mothers.
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Humans, in order to rise above the animals, had learned how to convert themselves into nothing more than organs or limbs or even disposable fingernails and hair of a larger metaphorical organism.
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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.
