Ben Aaronovitch Quotes
The main purpose of an administrative meeting is to establish collective guilt for whatever fuck-up arises out of its decisions.
Ben Aaronovitch
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A lizard is a perfect pet for a model. They only need feeding once a fortnight. And I'm always travelling, so it's perfect. If I had a dog, it would drop dead of starvation.
Abbey Lee Kershaw
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Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
Talulah Riley
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When people put that sort of pressure on you, you're worried that people won't want to receive you.
Gavin DeGraw
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You see, 30 years ago I didn't have near the audience I have now. My tapes on the cults have reached a circulation of 15 million. those are not my figures but the figures of the people who distribute them.
Walter Martin
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A lot of people cannot dance because they are inhibited. 'Oh, I can't dance' or 'I have two left feet' or maybe someone has commented on their dancing a while back. When you enjoy something, you might be doing the simplest of moves, but they still look so beautiful.
Madhuri Dixit
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My favorite thing about decorating is mixing different periods and styles. If you have something that's old, and you really do want to mix those styles, then you have to add something that's obviously modern with it. You can't put a kind of a mediocre thing in the middle.
Nate Berkus
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With 'California,' editors were reading it, and fast, and others were emailing my agent to request it. Ultimately, there were a few editors interested in the book, and it sold at auction about two weeks after the submission process started. I couldn't believe it!
Edan Lepucki
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It ain't like we're curing cancer or anything, we're watching basketball.
Charles Barkley
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In sports... you play from the time you're eight years old, and then you're done forever.
Joe Montana
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The need to be cared for is the base of everything. In the penitentiaries, you won't hear gangbangers and criminals say, 'No, I don't want to be cared for by nobody.' When you care about them, they'll open up to you.
Jim Brown
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You can still do the Big Lie in Miami and get away with it. This is a town where the basic institutions have collapsed.
Joe Garcia
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Walking in love means giving the other person what he or she needs the most when it is least deserved, because that’s exactly how God has treated you.
Chip Ingram
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The 4-H Clubs believe in and practice the full development of our talents. They believe in physical and mental health. Beyond this there is an underlying creed of honesty of purpose. These objectives and practical projects make the 4-H Clubs a tremendous influence for the betterment of our country.
Frederick M. Vinson
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Virtue means doing the right thing, in relation to the right person, at the right time, to the right extent, in the right manner, and for the right purpose. Thus, to give money away is quite a simple task, but for the act to be virtuous, the donor must give to the right person, for the right purpose, in the right amount, in the right manner, and at the right time.
Aristotle
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If we are enforcing what should be the rules around Medicare and making sure the people are getting the bang for the buck, it's not going to be possible for insurance companies to simply pass on those costs to Medicare recipients, because ultimately it's Uncle Sam that's paying for those services anyway.
Barack Obama
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My philosophy through all my work, be it on canvas or on the street, is about pushing boundaries and not going with the flow because everyone else is doing something a certain way.
Ben Eine
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The main purpose of an administrative meeting is to establish collective guilt for whatever fuck-up arises out of its decisions.
Ben Aaronovitch
