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Joanna Lumley Quotes

I could never go into politics, because I'm far too impatient and I'd want to be a dictator, albeit a benevolent one... I would hope.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actress
Nationality: english
Birth: May 1, 1946

Topics

Hope Politics Go Want Never Because

Sometimes parts just come along when it's the perfect time for you to do them.

Time You Perfect Sometimes Along

As women and men, we're not primed and taught to feel that women are as inspirational as men.

Inspirational Women Men Feel Taught

It's something we, guys, have all done. Made tapes for girls, trying to impress them, to meet them on a shared plane of aesthetics. Read them someone else's poetry because they do poetry better than you could do it, because you're too awkward to do it.

Poetry Better Someone Trying You

I didn't act in college, per se, because I didn't want an acting degree. I don't know what you do with that degree. When I was 16, I saw 'Usual Suspects,' and I wanted to be a director as well. So I thought I should go to school for directing and producing, something I knew nothing about.

School College Thought You Acting

I start a lot more songs than I finish, because I realize when I get into them, they're no good. I don't throw them away, I just put them away, store them, get them out of sight.

Good Start Sight More Finish Out

When I was a little girl, I always dreamed of being a country music singer, but I never dreamed I'd be a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

Trisha Yearwood

Music Girl Country Never Singer

Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.

Plan Mouth Everyone Get Punched

If you work hard and there's not a good atmosphere, the work doesn't mean a thing.

Work Good Work Hard You Mean Hard

Most of us are waiting. We're waiting for something interesting to happen. And I think we're going to wait forever if we don't do something more interesting with our lives.

Waiting Wait Think Interesting More

We want an economic team, Paul Krugman and Robert Kuttner, Joseph Steiglitz's people and others, who say, you know what? We're sophisticated economists but we're concerned about poor and working people.

People Team You Know Say Want

I think it is harder to scare young people because there is an ironic hipster stance that you have to take in relation to pop culture. You know you're being manipulated. People are so aware of the manipulation. We're all aware that movies toy with us and pull our strings. There was a time when people just didn't acknowledge that as much.

Time Culture People Think You Young

I believe we all have a responsibility to try to help other people in this world. To me, my ability to help and to do good for others will only increase if I'm more known and get to that really super elite level. That would be the huge benefit for me. It would put me in a position where I could just help more people.

Good Responsibility People Me World

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