Ben Aaronovitch Quotes
He was a Parisian. You can never be sure what Parisians believe in – beyond Paris of course.
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Performing, for me, has always been a very inner process.
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In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss.
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It's pretty neat to be able to help the team in different ways.
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In my seaside town, there is a plethora of benches, each one bearing a little brass plate commemorating a deceased occupant. You sit with ghosts.
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Sexual dreams aren't usually about sex.
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Those who have the power and should be the most responsible are often the least responsible.
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If in any divination the Tenth Card should be a Court Card, it shews that the subject of the divination falls ultimately into the hands of a person represented by that card, and its end depends mainly on him.
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Interactions between fathers and children are the starting point of education.
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I think coming off of "Blame", I've been talking a lot about directing. It's something that I really love and connect with. I truly consider it what I was born to do. That kind of loops in with filmmaking on the whole, because when you create something, you're also wearing a lot more hats than just director. At the same time, I also think acting is something that's very powerful in my life.
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I would rather be married to broken jade than flawless clay.
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The Constitution created a framework, not a Ouija board, precisely because the Framers understood that prospect of a nation ruled for centuries by dead prophets would be the very opposite of freedom.
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It is a very common failing, never to be pleased with our fortune nor displeased with our character.
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Possessing what we still were unpossessed by, Possessed by what we now no more possessed.
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Remember, the enemy comes to kill still and destroy. But now they're going to inspect themselves? Oh, what could go wrong with that? Yes, don't call us. We'll call you, they say. And that's really good because Barack Obama is standing by with his mighty phone and his mighty pen in case they stretch the truth a little. And they start dropping bombs.
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If I had one golf course, from a design standpoint, one that I really love, it would probably be Pinehurst. There's a totally tree-lined golf course where trees are not a part of the strategy.
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Of course, a movie is in constant flux.
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The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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He was a Parisian. You can never be sure what Parisians believe in – beyond Paris of course.
