James Purefoy Quotes
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Often what we do is open our house for various charity events. I don't seat according to protocol. I don't invite people because of who they are in the administration or their positions of power. The few who do come, are there because I like them.
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I used to joke that I came to England - not to the U.S. where most Koreans go - because I like Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie.
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It's so much in me to want to keep experimenting all the time. It's just inherent. Therefore I keep reaching for instruments I don't particularly know how to play, and then I become excited.
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We encourage the growth of women's hockey.
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If I could play drums like Patrick Carney or Taylor Hawkins, I'd be a really happy person.
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The other day the President said, I know you've had some rough times, and I want to do something that will show the nation what faith that I have in you, in your maturity and sense of responsibility. He paused, then said, would you like a puppy?
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When I first went to 'National Geographic,' I thought I was the least qualified person to step through the doors. But because of my parents and the culture of continual learning they imposed on us, I later came to believe I was the most qualified person who ever worked there.
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But I have always said that it's important we must make sure that justice is at all time be maintained.
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My mom is, for 89 years old, is extraordinarily open-minded.
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Animated editorial cartoons are completely different from static editorial cartoons.
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I like commas. I detest semi-colons - I don't think they belong in a story. And I gave up quotation marks long ago. I found I didn't need them, they were fly-specks on the page.
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A show that no one thought had a chance has just finished its fifth year: Charmed. I think it's tougher for the younger networks, so I think they have a little more patience for the sake of the show. But who knows?
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Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.
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You sometimes use the excuse, 'I'm a writer, dammit, I can do anything I want,' but that doesn't work.
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Wearing modest clothing is a belief, and I'm not going to say that every Muslim woman is in my shoes, but the majority of us do have a choice.
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Every woman feels she is too old and has missed the boat.
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Acting is everybody's favorite second job.
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I think they are grooming me as another Gary Cooper.
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I enjoy every climb - maybe it's because it's a literal dance between life and death.
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Life is not to live merely, but to live well.
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I'm not doing this because I want to be famous and not because I want any power. In this country, the power is always with the people; the people we govern on borrowed time. I want to serve. My parents taught me to give back to the community.
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I'm one of those regular weird people.
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Ring tones are just irritating, aren't they?
