James Purefoy Quotes
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I think why I was attracted to making something with Vice is that level of intimacy that you get as the viewer, getting to see some of that production element where we don't exactly know what we're doing, where we're going, or even if it's a good idea.
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There can be no vulnerability without risk; there can be no community without vulnerability; there can be no peace, and ultimately no life, without community.
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There are times you can't really see or even feel how sweet life can be. Hopefully its mountains will be higher than its valleys are deep. I know things that are broken can be fixed. Take the punch if you have to, hit the canvas and then get up again. Life is worth it.
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I was lucky enough to go home and raise our babies.
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In the Middle Ages and beyond, the target was the Court Jew who had the ear of the ruler; during the Inquisition it was the Spanish Jews who thrived after their conversion to Christianity.
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The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
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The day the producers aren't minting money, or the fans are done with me and, most of all, I as a person get bored of acting, I will stop and pursue my other interests. There is a lot to do: painting, writing, direction.
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I have a tendency to think that when you portray baddies in movies, they come out more human than good guys.
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I've played a lot of elegance and refinement, so to do something really down and dirty is a great attraction.
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Maurice was a silly man. Maurice liked being silly.
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We did a lot of those road trips, all the mandatory stuff that you should when you're a kid, like Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon and the Sequoias and the western coast.
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The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.
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Cynicism, I contend, is the wailing of someone who believes that things are, or should be, or could be, much, much better than they are.
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Look, the justice system is made up of people. People have faults. It's not perfect.
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I've not really spent much time in proper studios. The room itself where you're recording, and how you live while you're there is what appeals to me.
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My involvement in the political arena is to make sure there's a place for culture.
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Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.
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We are great believers in the idea that the Internet can help bring justice, but justice varies from place to place across the world.
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I'm not one that believes that affirmative action should be based on one's skin color or one's gender, I think it should be done based on one's need, because I think if you are from a poor white community, I think that poor white kid needs a scholarship just as badly as a poor black kid.
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I enjoy the celebration of my birthday as much as anyone else does, but I always remember to start my day thanking my mom because she did most of the work the day I came into the world, not to mention all she has done throughout my life that has contributed so much to the woman I am today.
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If its not done ethically, advertising won't be trusted. If consumers don't trust it, advertising is pointless.
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It is nothing to succeed if one has not taken great trouble, and it is nothing to fail if one has done the best one could.
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Housework can kill you if done right.
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I love all things Apple and have done since 1996.
