Ben Aaronovitch Quotes
Archway is where the post-war dream of the urban motorway died in the teeth of local opposition and the inability of the designers to answer basic traffic management questions.
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Music can bring about different vibes on the field, off the field, urban life, going to church, leaving church. Everything the world may bring, there's a song for it to put you in the right frame of mind.
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Since grief only aggravates your loss, grieve not for what is past.
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I never thought I'd be in a position where people would be talking about my sexuality and saying how good I look in underwear.
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If you ask three people what it means to be Christian, you will get three different answers. Some feel being baptized is sufficient. Others feel you must accept the Bible as immutable historical fact. Still others require a belief that all those who do not accept Christ as their personal savior are doomed to hell.
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It doesn't matter how many A-levels you have, what kind of a degree you have, if you have good manners, people will like you.
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Any commodity that sees its price going higher will see new mines opening up. When the supply increases, the prices soften. When prices fall, some mines with higher production costs will shut down as they become unviable.
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I have never spoken for anyone but myself.
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You can observe a lot by watching.
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That was my challenge as an actress: to be a necessary part of the office without being too aggressive.
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Now my goal is to be strong. I get two classes in a week, and they'll be either barre or reformer Pilates.
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My job is being 'Mrs. Ronald Reagan.'
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People are fascinated about the world above them because it seems so out-of-reach.
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I do my work and do the best I can. I'm quite happy with my anonymity. All I can ever hope for is that I continue to do great work that will be remembered, and I leave my imprint so that my son can say proudly, 'That's my dad!'
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Right after 'Desperate' sold to China, we were the most watched show around the world at the time. That's really something great to be a part of.
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Disneyland is supposed to be the happiest place on Earth and I have to say when I'm riding around in that crazy Space Mountain ride I'm happy.
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To narrate is to create, for living is just being lived.
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The big thing is to make this country, along with every other country in the world with a few exceptions, quit discriminating against people just because they're gay. You don't have to agree with it, but they have a constitutional right to be gay. And that's what brings me into it.
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Politics is everywhere. It’s in your shirt, it’s in your pants. It’s everywhere.
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A dream my girlfriend and I have is to move to New York for a year or two because we just love the city. I would take some acting classes.
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It's a dream to be in a company of actors.
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There are people who look forward to spending their sunset years in the sunshine; it is my own retirement dream to await my death indoors, dragging strangers up dusty staircases while coughing up one of the most thrilling phrases in the English language: 'It was on this spot…' My fantasy is to one day become a docent.
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This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I became enlightened.
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Every single morning you wake up with the opportunity to be yourself, or be the idea of someone else. For me it is all about... my favourite mantra is: "You do you. I do me. They do they."
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Archway is where the post-war dream of the urban motorway died in the teeth of local opposition and the inability of the designers to answer basic traffic management questions.
