Ben Aaronovitch Quotes
There’s nothing like having your girlfriend talk in geological time to make you feel insignificant.
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In 'Clockwork Orange,' you're there with your eyes, watching all those things, your brain goes off, ahh, exposes you to so many things, and at the end of the day, it's just like a roller coaster. Why do you jump in a roller coaster? You want a thrill.
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It's a trifle hard to surprise yourself with a story you've written.
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One of the first pieces of advice I was ever given, on my first job was, you should always buy something to treat yourself to say well done for getting the job! However I've not followed on that through yet... I've always wanted a tattoo, something to mark my experience.
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Today, the scope for variety has shrunk drastically. There are only a handful of topnotch composers like A. R. Rahman, Anu Malik, Jatin-Lalit... that's it.
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Stand-up will always be my first love, and it has been the primary way I've expressed myself since I was 17.
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I remember starting out and covering songs.
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I realized that acting isn't necessarily what I love, but it's what I do. But I really do love filmmaking.
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In the mess of moving from place to place, I skipped two grades in the space of one year.
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I know that I have to give testimony about all the things I lived, but I need time.
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I grew up on Marvel and, like, '2000 AD.'
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The United Nations has become a place where many countries seek to achieve a lynching of the United States by resolution.
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Part of me feels you can't say you were truly in love if it didn't last. If I end up getting married and having kids, that's when I'll know it's real - because it lasted.
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Children have to be provided a nurturing environment to grow. Sadly, in India we don't have a robust mental health programme for children. There is also a lack of accountability in the public system.
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I would rather die and come to Jesus Christ than be king over the entire earth. Him I seek who died for us; Him I love who rose again because of us.
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The troops aren't red and blue. They're not black and white. They're not male and female. They are Americans! When they put their uniforms on, they are Americans. And that's a fact.
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When you subpoena one pastor, you subpoena every pastor.
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One nice thing about making jokes is that you don't have to prove them.
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Clothes are not frippery. Properly done, they can be an art form.
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Words, especially when yelled in anger, can be very damaging to a child's self-confidence. The child probably already feels bad enough just from seeing the consequences of his or her behavior. Our sons and daughters don't need more guilt and self-doubt heaped upon their already wounded egos.
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All of life is a foreign country.
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I work during the days and have night classes on Wednesday and Thursday and live with my partner, who is in school during the days and works Wednesday through Saturday nights. Monday and Tuesday are therefore our nights, and we both get our work out of the way so we can actually spend time together.
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I feel that there are a few things in the world without cultural barriers.
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You still slightly down that you're ever going to work again, every time you finish something. That's the territory of being an actor. It's like anything that's competitive. It takes a lot of determination. I just feel lucky to be able to do something that I really love.
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There’s nothing like having your girlfriend talk in geological time to make you feel insignificant.
