James Purefoy Quotes

I am not a big fan of what I call 'ambient television,' which just washes through you in a very polite way. I like television that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go.

James Purefoy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: June 3, 1964

Topics

I AmYouTelevisionGoWayLet Go

Wikis and social networking are just tools.

Jimmy Wales

NetworkingToolsSocialJust

You know what's good? Going on the ice and knowing that you don't have to skate when the whistle blows. All my life I've been the one skating.

Joe Sakic

LifeGoodMy LifeIceYouKnow

Prime Minister Netanyahu has, as Minister Livni knows, has been my friend for over 30 years. We drive each other crazy. But he has truly been a personal friend for well over 30 years. He acknowledged this.

Joe Biden

FriendCrazyDrivePersonalOver

There is power in naming racism for what it is, in shining a bright light on it, brighter than any torch or flashlight. A thing as simple as naming it allows us to root it out of the darkness and hushed conversation where it likes to breed like roaches. It makes us acknowledge it. Confront it.

Jesmyn Ward

PowerLightSimpleDarknessRacism

I am seeking every day to restore faith in Parliament - to ensure we have a House of Commons which is representative, effective and reconnected to the people we serve.

John Bercow

FaithDayI AmPeopleHouseServe

Because Melissa McCarthy actually is a fat woman, she isn't allowed to make brash statements about body acceptance. She has to apologize for her body.

Jennifer Armintrout

WomanAcceptanceFatBodySheHer

The Democratic Party is always going to be the party of civil rights and fairness - everybody gets an equal, fair shot at the American dream. And we're going to be the party that really fights to protect planet Earth - enjoy whatever time we're going to get!

John Hickenlooper

TimeAmerican DreamAmericanEnjoy

Film critics said I gave a voice to the fear we all have: that we'll reach a certain point in our lives, look around and realize that all the things we said we'd do and become will never come to be - and that we're ordinary.

Ann Bancroft

FearVoiceReachLookSaidBecome

In the Cold War, a lot of Soviet actions could be explained as extensions of Czarist imperial ambitions, but that didn't stop us from studying Marxism in theory and Communism in practice to better understand that adversary.

Michael Hayden

WarPracticeCommunismColdBetter

I used to collect comic books. I had a substantial collection. I collect records also, but those have gone the way of the world.

Robin Zander

WorldWayGoneUsedBooksRecords

When you want to be a fighter, you have to give it everything you got. MMA just became who I am because of the amount of work I was putting into my training. It all starts in the gym. The hours turn into days, days into weeks, and weeks into months; it's like school - the more time you spend learning, the better you'll be prepared for a test.

Rose Namajunas

WorkLearningTimeTrainingSchool

You can't go wrong with major life and death stories when it comes to a competition, so I thought I'd have a go at writing one.

Michael Winter

LifeDeathCompetitionWritingYou

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