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Quotes of Karen Allen (Usa)1864-1912 British-born American Essayist Author of As a Man Thinketh
Karen Allen Photo Gallery
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“Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.” (people)
“I've always done things the hard way. I was born like a piece of tangled yarn. The job is trying to untangle it, and I'll probably go on doing it for the rest of my life.” (life)
“Someone born in Brazil is an American. Anyone born on the western hemisphere is an American. American is not a nationality.” (nationalities and na)
“I've never done anything for money. My first love is things of limited commercial appeal. I could be happy doing Shakespeare for the rest of my life.” (love at first sight)
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“I loved living and breathing theatre so much that I decided I had to find a way to bring my desire to act and my ability to support myself together. I'd run through the possibilities in Washington, so that meant moving to New York” (theater)
“I was so lucky. I was very broke and I was taking classes at Lee Strasberg's Institute and I saw a 3 X 5 index card on the bulletin board advertising for college-aged girls for a film. That was Animal House” (happiness)
“[Life means] giving as much of yourself as you have to give.” (life)
“Idleness does drive me crazy, but I'd rather read or write than do anything just to work. A kind of respect has been instilled in me for acting: I love it too much to ever have a bad relationship with it.” (unknown)
“[They were] a small group of actors in their 20s, run by a man who had experience with Peter Brook and Grotowski, and I spent five years with them, producing, directing and acting.” (acting and actors)
“[When we filmed Animal House, I] found John [Belushi] astonishingly shy and vulnerable. Rather than being a confident established star, he seemed nervous about meeting everyone, about fitting in.” (unknown)
“I back (the high school project) 100 percent.” (school)
“The people with pets talk to them, they're less isolated and their lives are different with an animal by their side,” (animals)
“We have backed off the big push to get computers in primary grades, ... We do have things where kids use technology before they leave fifth grade. But previous studies of the introduction of technology at other schools haven't shown a huge value in learning as a result. When we put something in the classroom, it absolutely has to further what kids need to know. I just don't want to go off in a tangent in one direction without being completely clear that it will pay off for all the kids.” (computers)
“Caregivers of those with a traumatic brain injury had their blood pressure recorded at certain time of day -- at meals and during other activities, ... The blood pressure of the people who had adopted the pets went down dramatically.” (people)
“At first, we're learning for ourselves, ... We're looking for things that we'll work on for the classroom. We're piggybacking on what other people have already done, and then we will serve as a resource to other people.” (people)
“There are days he just reads my mind.” (mind)
“People can experience loss of memory, daytime sleepiness. They can also have a difficulty concentrating.” (people)
“We look at the whole package.” (unknown)
“You don't want to be moving into a house and have nothing.” (unknown)
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