Joanna Lumley quotes

My mother early on taught us to respect all animals, and I mean all animals - not just cats and dogs but rats and snakes and spiders and fish and wildlife, so I really grew up believing they are just like us and just as deserving of consideration. (Joanna Lumley)
I have a toy giraffe on my bed. I've got photographs over my desk as well as a mask of a giraffe in my kitchen. I am totally hooked. View quote
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I never mind scrubbing floors, vacuuming or bending and carrying stuff. Each time I do it I think, this is instead of going to the gym. View quote
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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. View quote
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Hundreds of political prisoners still suffer in Tibetan prisons. Freedom of speech is not allowed in any sense. It is illegal to possess a photo of the Dalai Lama. View quote
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NASA space scientists have been studying giraffe skin so they can apply what they learn from it to the construction of spacesuits. View quote
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I dont think men are that attracted by glamour. I think women are attracted by glamour. I think men are attracted by a sense of friendship. View quote
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I hate the hand that comes out of a car and just drops litter in the street. I hate that! For some reason, it just fills me with fury! It's just utter laziness, lack of interest in other people, lack of interest in the planet, in the hedgehog who might eat the plastic bag, it's a lack of concern. View quote
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It's so important to keep a marriage alive with small treats and doing little things for each other. Just remembering to say nice things and to have listening time is vital. That ghastly phrase 'quality time' means taking three minutes to sit down and be still with someone rather than yelling over your shoulder as you rush out. View quote
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Giraffes are completely tranquil - they have no predators as adults because there's not an animal in the jungle stupid enough to go for them. View quote
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I've looked forward to being older because you will have that many more miles covered. We mustn't be led into thinking getting old is bad. Growing old is good. (Joanna Lumley)
In Kenya you've got the great birds and monkeys leaping through the trees overhead. It's a chance to remember what the world is really like. View quote
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It's an incredibly difficult thing to bring a giraffe down. They can kill a lion with a single blow from their feet. View quote
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I find it a great antidote... lipstick and mirrors and hairspray. View quote
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Learn from nature. Stuff lives and stuff dies all the time, you know. Animals and birds and flowers. Trees come and go, and we come and go. That's it. So we should all seize life and make the most of what we have while we can. View quote
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I was once kissed on the lips by a giraffe, and I don't think I've ever got over it. View quote
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I have never felt the constraints of social acceptability. View quote
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We transported eight giraffes, and there are now nine because one gave birth to a male shortly afterwards. They carry their pregnancies very well-they all looked the same. View quote
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I've got lots of good friends. I could have affairs. I can read a book all night, put the cat on the end of the bed. I can pick up my passport and go to France. I don't have to ask anybody. View quote
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I would do anything to keep looking the job. I think you make an extra effort if you're on show. View quote
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