Ben Aaronovitch Quotes
he had the startled-rabbit look that civilians get after five minutes of helping the police with their inquiries. If they stay calm for too long it’s a sign that they’re professional villains or foreign or just plain stupid. All of which can get you locked up if you’re not careful. If you find yourself talking to the police, my advice is to stay calm but look guilty; it’s your safest bet.

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In India, it is difficult for a cricketer to show that he is under some kind of stress. Here, you can only retire when you don't want to play anymore, or the motivation is lacking.
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Peer pressure is something everyone will face in school. You have to really go by what you think is the right thing to do. Turn to the friends you trust the most when you are put in a compromising situation. If your friends are making the wrong decision, then turn to your parents.
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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We think a modern cloud lets you decide when you want to upgrade. We don't decide for you.
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I'm obsessed with Radiohead. They're just the greatest band on the planet.
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I kept writing all these ballads; they're me speaking about life. But how am I gonna do the live show I wanna do if I don't have something I can dance to?
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The older I get, the less I know. By that I mean the less I am sure of. I view people with strong opinions on the big stuff with distrust. I don't think we should have certain certainties on faith and politics; I think we should be open-minded.
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I think a lot more people are starting to understand the power of YouTube.
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Intimate scenes on a movie set are just dry, bizarre things; people standing around.
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I think the most un-American thing you can say is, 'You can't say that.'
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The books of C.S. Lewis had a very profound, indirect effect on me.
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I like making films about old people because they are repositories of amazing stories that they tell well. And they're incredibly good telly.
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I was quite happy with the way I went, I think.
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Of course, everyone would like to play a superhero, but this is by no means me saying I would like to go play Cyclops.
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I … started out to become a jazz pianist; in the meantime I started singing and I sang the way I felt and that's just the way it came out.
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Only God singing this song of you... makes true light... somehow possible.
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The standard of permanent Christianity must be kept clear in our minds and it is against that standard that we must test all contemporary thought. In fact, we must at all costs not move with the times.
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Niggas die everyday, all ova bullshitDope money, dice games, ordinary hood shitCould this be cuz of Hip Hop musicOr did the ones with the good sense not use it?
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It is clear that thought is not free if the profession of certain opinions makes it impossible to earn a living. It is clear also that thought is not free if all the arguments on one side of a controversy are perpetually presented as attractively as possible, while the arguments on the other side can only be discovered by diligent search.
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Jazz is a hard music, and you have to really work hard and also have fun performing; that's the most important thing.
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C. Montgomery Burns is much purer evil than Nixon was. I think it's the purity of his evil that attracts me as a comic character.
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I got family members that's police officers. I don't got no problem if you a cop, as long as y'all doing y'all job, and y'all not harassing.
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I am pleased to be part of Promontory's steady efforts to assist banks and other financial firms in meeting legal and regulatory obligations and challenges.
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he had the startled-rabbit look that civilians get after five minutes of helping the police with their inquiries. If they stay calm for too long it’s a sign that they’re professional villains or foreign or just plain stupid. All of which can get you locked up if you’re not careful. If you find yourself talking to the police, my advice is to stay calm but look guilty; it’s your safest bet.