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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I do think of Bombay as my hometown. Those are the streets I walked when I was learning to walk. And it's the place that my imagination has returned to more than anywhere else.
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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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We're still in a recession. We're not gonna be out of it for a while, but we will get out.
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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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I've never wanted to use my age as a gimmick, as something that would get me ahead of other people. I've wanted the music to do that.
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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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A lot of people are happy to give money to charities but are wary of giving through taxes because they feel it doesn't produce any value.
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I have ne'er been in a chamber with a lawyer when I did not wish either to scream with desperation or else fall into the deepest of sleeps, e'en when the matter concern'd my own future most profoundly.
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The smaller the head, the bigger the dream.
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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.
