Ben Aaronovitch Quotes
In home furnishing terms, past a certain point, more money doesn’t get you anything except an increase in insurance premiums.
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We're spirited and spiritual... and fun follows us around.
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I'm awful with directions, and I'm not very handy around the house.
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Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
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In tennis, because of the way it's scored, I don't think that scoring one point out of luck is ever decisive in winning. But, of course, it depends on the moment.
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The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion.
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It's so worth-while being a judge, because, if I make good, I can help prove that a woman's place is as much on the bench, in City Council, or in Congress, as in the home.
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I'm reading today because of 'Encyclopedia Brown.'
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Until I came out, my acting was all about disguise, and thereafter it became about telling the truth.
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You can't get there alone. People have to help you, and I do believe in karma. I believe in paybacks. You get people to help you by telling the truth, by being earnest.
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When I started playing in bands, we had to be apologetic for what we did. We had to be apologetic because the mainstream was so bad.
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Death is the beginning of something.
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I remember once being told by a casting person, years ago, that I shouldn't pursue a career in the business because of the color of my skin. The fact that I remember it today means it stuck with me. I thought that was really stupid advice and advice nobody should ever give someone.
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I guess every character has a little bit of the actor - I guess for every character you play, the actor has to allow a little bit of their own character to show through.
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Americans are grateful for the connection and convenience their phones provide, helping them search for a lower price, navigate a strange city, expand a customer base or track their health and finances, their family and friends.
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The more things remain obscure and mysterious, the more they interest me. I even try to find mystery in things that have none.
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I cannot believe that 'Pinocchio' is over yet, and I always think about so many great memories that I made while playing in the drama.
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Love is an emotion that is based on an opinion of women that is impossible for those who have had any experience with them.
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Books are men of higher stature; the only men that speak aloud for future times to hear.
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Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.
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I do think from time to time that conceptual questions arise: What do we mean by equilibrium? What do we mean by this concept and that concept?
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Weather is a literary specialty, and no untrained hand can turn out a good article on it.
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Music stops you from thinking.
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We have cultural expectations that everyone needs a dining room, yet they're only used three times a year. But if I put a bone handle on the door of an upper-end brick home, I'm making an outlandish statement.
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In home furnishing terms, past a certain point, more money doesn’t get you anything except an increase in insurance premiums.
