Ella Purnell Quotes
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We would be able to deal with Islam if we were allowed to deal with it in the way we think we should.
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'Hell is for Children' is amazing to do every night and 'Promises in the Dark' and 'Love Is a Battlefied,' of course, but my absolute favorite would be 'Heartbreaker.' It's the one that started everything, so it has a very special place in my heart. And it still rocks every night! It's so fun to do.
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To the best of my knowledge, my youngest reader is 10 and the oldest is 95.
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You can't date if you're famous. That's how it seems to me.
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I've walked away in the middle of a conversation and had no idea that was wrong until someone told me I was being rude.
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When in doubt, you bring in relatives. Nepotism is a part of my work.
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What really interests me is how a woman who has had a bad experience with a man comes through it and gets a new life. I feel you have to be positive. You have to say, 'Look, okay, he's ditched you, but there's life after.'
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We are in an industry where, unfortunately, there is very limited scope for female-oriented roles. If we don't have options, how can we pick and choose roles?
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I think I value things more correctly. I hope I look at my life in a way that makes sense.
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You know, sometimes I get moments of inspiration when I'm writing something and then the task seems so daunting that it just kind of scares me away.
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I've found the world's most versatile word - 'cheeky.' The amount of ways you guys can use the word 'cheeky' is quite impressive.
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Even though you're married, you're still individuals. You still have to grow and nurture your individuality.
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Life is too short, and I need to eat. I am my meanest when I haven't had a meal.
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I started out as a novelist and wrote several novels before deciding to publish one, and I fully intend to go back to the form.
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In Islamic societies, politicians can manipulate almost everything. But thus far, no fundamentalist leader has been able to convince his supporters to renounce Islam's central virtue - the principle of strict equality between human beings, regardless of sex, race, or creed.
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I had a very strong feeling about the Vietnam War, and I had a strong feeling about participating in it. The military draft was in place, I was summoned for a physical exam, and I was either going to be classified as fit for military service or make my objection to it. So I made my objection to it.
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My main goal is to become the most successful weightlifter in history.
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Men, you may all do as you damn please, but I'm a-goin' home.
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Admire as much as you can. Most people do not admire enough.
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But if we hide ourselves away, afraid to grow and learn, we might wake up in the flames of the ignorance that burns and we'll never be much more than only casualties of war in a struggle we can't win if we have no faith to begin. We've got to tip the lid and let some sunlight in.
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Even though I made $800 million, I am still grounded.
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Be watchful lest thou lose the power of desiring and loving what appeals to the soul-this is the miser’s curse-this the chain and ball the sensualist drags.
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I think we have to really focus on the issues much more than we may have in the past. I think we have to seek to create coalitional strategies that go beyond racial lines. We need to bring black communities, Chicano communities, Puerto Rican communities, Asian American communities together.
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What I use when I'm acting comes from what I learn about myself.
