Karen Allen Quotes
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I guess you could say I'm pretty wary.
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China, frankly, can be an opportunity for Africa based on the huge infrastructure deficit on the continent, but what needs to happen is that governments and citizens have to build internal ownership of the need of good governance, transparency, accountability, for respect for the environment.
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Nothing graces the Christian soul so much as mercy; mercy as shown chiefly towards the poor, that thou mayest treat them as sharers in common with thee in the produce of nature, which brings forth the fruits of the earth for use to all.
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The ox suffers, the cart complains.
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Think of the difference between a team sport and one that you do by yourself. Like it or not, if you're by yourself, you're going to be faced with a lot more of your own doubts and your own drawbacks and your own whatever.
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When you work with somebody for a long period of time, you develop a shorthand with everything.
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Unless you're Gisele, you wake up some days and feel ugly. When that happens, I accept that I'm not perfect and it's OK; I can start over again tomorrow.
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I rarely went to the mosque, I never fasted, and I only prayed namaaz on the holy nights because my mom bugged me about it.
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I learned that sometimes our struggles are a little bit bigger than us and talking about them and coming through and having the courage to get out of them. I learned how many I touched and inspired through the journey of 'Idol' because I was just singing on the show. I wasn't really being an advocate for anything.
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In painting you must give the idea of the true by means of the false.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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I don't want people to know what I'm actually like. It's not good for an actor.
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Of course, when strangers see me, they're star-struck because of who I am, but my friends take me as a friend because I'm their friend - not because I'm a movie star.
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Being in my best shape, my conditioning, it's something I pride myself in.
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I gain strength out of familiar surroundings.
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I realized that if I don't like something, I can change it. If I don't feel comfortable with something, then I have a voice to say it's not cool.
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We must get to the point in our lives. What is the point? To become a new kind of man or woman, having inner command and outer excellence.
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In Hollywood, there's a network of creative executives, and when they hear something is good, it catches fire.
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We don't want to be treated any differently, and we want to continue with our lives and our careers.
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My father had a varied ear, from Hank Williams to Ravel.
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One year's poor form remains a blip but if it happens next year, you can say it's a trend.
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Being with all those great bowlers was the greatest three days I ever had.
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Relationships are people's No. 1 priorities. They want to have good relationships, and a lot of times they don't.
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I don't necessarily like being defined by my profession.
