Joanna Lumley Quotes
I'm not terribly good at three-page recipes - I tend to skip bits - or anything that involves marinating things in juniper berries.
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CNN is getting smarter, and you can feel it in the stories, you can feel it in the depth with which they're covered, the kinds of people in terms of guests who are brought on air, the way in which issues are discussed.
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I've matured since joining United, on and off the field.
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I know I said I wanted to live forever and I would never be bored, but the reality is, it's probably kind of sad to live forever if you're the only one sticking around.
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The interaction between the two matters, but to me, each doesn't really exist independently of the other, so I'm not ever faced with a situation where the tone is wrong for the story, or the story wrong for the tone. They are two parts of one thing.
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I feel like, as a celebrity, I have a responsibility to tell important stories.
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The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience.
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I love architecture almost as much as I love my musicals.
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I like my feet. I have a tattoo on my foot with my last name. They're dancer feet. They're pretty. My toes are proportioned nicely. And they're strong - I can pinch people with my toes.
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We need to become good citizens in the global village, instead of competing. What are we competing for - to drive more cars, eat more steaks? That will destroy the world.
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I want to serve the people.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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My work is focused on using data to tell stories and explore our common humanity.
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You know why I'm running for governor? Because everything we care about is under siege from President Donald Trump and Bruce Rauner.
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I fell in love with acting at around the age of 11, when I was drafted in to play a fairy at an amateur production of 'Midsummer Night's Dream.'
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When I was growing up, my dad and I would go hunting and camping every weekend. Like everyone in my family, he is an amazing cook, and I've tried to learn a lot from all of them.
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When we fall in love, we feel that this person is ours and we are theirs by our mutual volition, and we know they could leave - we know that because they are free, and their freedom is part of the thrill.
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I was a dancer, and my father was a dancer, so I really grew up in that environment.
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Living life as normally as possible gives you a richer well of experiences to draw from.
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Every society seeks to establish a set of meanings through which people can relate themselves to the world.
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I just feel it's a shame to let fear get in your way and stop you achieving things.
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Good sex is impossible to write about. Lawrence and Updike have given it their all, and the result is still uneasy and unsure. It may be that good sex is something fiction just can't do - like dreams. Most of the sex in my novels is absolutely disastrous. Sex can be funny, but not very sexy.
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The time has come to seriously ask whether antioxidant use much more likely causes than prevents cancer.
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Planning bores me. I like to go with the flow. Being whimsical is nice, occasionally. It keeps things fresh; there's no expectation.
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I'm not terribly good at three-page recipes - I tend to skip bits - or anything that involves marinating things in juniper berries.
