Karen Blixen Quotes
I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills. The Equator runs across these highlands, a hundred miles to the North, and the farm lay at an altitude of over six thousand feet. In the day-time you felt that you had got high up, near to the sun, but the early mornings and evenings were limpid and restful, and the nights were cold.
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He who fears to weep, should learn to be kind to those who weep.
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Acting is my number one, but dancing will always be a part of who I am and in my heart. I love doing stunts when they are a part of my acting.
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You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day.
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I normally don't endorse in Democratic primaries.
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An actor has to embody a role.
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I've taken my clothes off enough in my career.
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I love Brazilians. Brazilians ought to be made compulsory at 15.
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I feel like I've exhausted guys and male friendships.
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If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.
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I sang in the choir growing up and more recently served on the worship team at my church in California.
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Writing can be a very isolating profession. By its very nature, you spend a lot of your time barricaded in your house or office, typing on your own.
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I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills. The Equator runs across these highlands, a hundred miles to the North, and the farm lay at an altitude of over six thousand feet. In the day-time you felt that you had got high up, near to the sun, but the early mornings and evenings were limpid and restful, and the nights were cold.
