Joanna Lumley Quotes
If you're an enthusiast and you love the world like I do, it comes naturally. But I think charity must become more fun to give, more interactive and imaginative.

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I was not meant to go deer hunting every fall.
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Obviously, we're focused on the Winter Classic.
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I'm sure I frustrate the trainers - in fact, I know I frustrate the trainers to no end. But I think there's a very fine line. I listen to their advice. I take their medical expertise very seriously. But then I also, the reason I am where I am, the reason I play the way I play, is because I push beyond normal.
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Every day in the year there comes some malice into the world, and where it comes from is no good place.
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But I've always attracted attention, it's true, ever since I was very young.
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You need tremendous spirituality to stop yourself falling into the abyss.
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Growing up, I had a very happy childhood, with two parents who are still very much together.
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Only four secretaries of defense served longer than Robert M. Gates. Many others were as dedicated; many sacrificed a great deal. Alone among them all, however, Mr. Gates had the task of turning around two wars that the U.S. was losing.
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People who relieve others of their money with guns are called robbers. It does not alter the immorality of the act when the income transfer is carried out by government.
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Many people in this world are still so identified with every thought that arises in their head. There is not the slightest space of awareness there.
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I don't want to wait 20 or 50 years for something to be done about petrochemical pollution.
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My stepfather had a connection with The Second City and told me I should go there. I woke up in a cold sweat one night and said, 'I'm moving to Chicago.' That's how I went to Second City.
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I do realize that I am a popular writer who people buy to take on vacation. I'm an escapist kind of writer.
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By constant contemplation of excellence, we clear our selfhood of all dross and impurities.
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The eyes are the windows of your soul, and when you're acting, they're one of your most important instruments. Especially for close-ups!
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Throughout history, the only way to secure a throne has been with a phalanx of children - nine for Victoria, 13 for George III.
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The expansion and sophistication of transnational crime represents one of the most dangerous threats we confront in the next millennium.
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When a man wrote a political screed against the IRS and flew into its building, he was deemed mentally ill, even though it was clearly a political act. There's a double standard, which is: If his name is Muhammad, it's automatically terrorism.
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Yes, I do believe that now after the American people bailed Wall Street out, yes, they should pay a Wall Street speculation tax so that we can make public colleges and universities tuition-free.
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Guilt is about something you do. Shame is about who you are.
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A dinner invitation, once accepted, is a sacred obligation. If you die before the dinner takes place, your executor must attend.
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It's fun when the ball is going in the hole and things are going right, but it's a miserable game when things aren't going well.
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Hillary Clinton has really strong plans, in terms of the economy, extending health care even further, making education more affordable, making smart gun law changes to prevent the kind of disasters we've been seeing on a daily basis.
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If you're an enthusiast and you love the world like I do, it comes naturally. But I think charity must become more fun to give, more interactive and imaginative.