James Purefoy Quotes
I do live a weirdly divided life, because I'm not a Hollywood superstar, I don't live on Malibu Beach, I don't do massive 'OK!' spreads, I don't go to premieres and parties that much.
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Loyalty will not permit envy, hate, and uncharitableness to creep into our public thinking.
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I believe in the promise of America. Being a Cuban refugee, having come here when I was eight, I know that this is a shining city on the hill.
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I could sum up the future in one word, and that word is 'boring.' The future is going to be boring.
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I breathe martial arts every day of my life.
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I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.
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I have a funny family, but none of them are remotely in show business.
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You don't try to do more than you should.
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It didn't scare me to be vulnerable because I think that's when you get something great.
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You know, people always ask, 'What are you like offstage?' And I always say, 'Well, I'm completely normal and mellow.'
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We do have serious energy needs for the country, we are aware that natural gas is especially in demand because of its air quality benefits: 90 percent of new power plants have been natural gas-powered.
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To know all is not to forgive all. It is to despise everybody.
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I have this board in my house that lists out all the things that I love about myself. It's a board of affirmations, and it serves me well.
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I have won the most national titles as a German, so what should I do after that? Lay back and take it easy? That's not how I am.
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Symbolism is alright in 'fiction,' but I tell true life stories simply about what happened to people I knew.
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I'm not a writer. I'm not smart. I couldn't possibly even write my own story.
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Books are no different from goats! They enjoy an afternoon out on the lawn.
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Our family suffers from a hereditary condition called, generally, mental illness. Specifically, multiple family members in successive generations have suffered from either bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.
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Football was what I was good at, and it was what I loved.
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I am not a particularly political person, but, as a Tribeca resident, the commodification of September 11th is offensive to me.
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Cinema is far too rich and capable a medium to be merely left to the storytellers.
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An individual who finds that he enjoys seeing others in positions of lesser liberty understands that he has no claim whatever to this enjoyment.
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I was very political when JFK ran.
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I think it's possible that China is ready for a serious change regarding its North Korean defector policy. Chinese people are starting to realize that so many defectors have been suffering in China, and it doesn't have to be this way.
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I do live a weirdly divided life, because I'm not a Hollywood superstar, I don't live on Malibu Beach, I don't do massive 'OK!' spreads, I don't go to premieres and parties that much.
