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My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked in the theatre for eight or nine years as a contemporary dancer. But as an actor one does read Shakespeare and does try to learn the classics. ↗

— William Kempe

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Never be entirely idle; but either be reading, or writing, or praying or meditating or endeavoring something for the public good. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

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If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking? ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

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First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

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Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise not blame. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

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Bear the Cross cheerfully and it will bear you. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

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Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

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Sharing the holiday with other people, and feeling that you're giving of yourself, gets you past all the commercialism. ↗

— Caroline Kennedy

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To say that an idea is fashionable is to say, I think, that is has been adulterated to a point where it is hardly an idea at all. ↗

— Murray Kempton

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For me, compatibility is a sense of humour, being able to laugh together; that is very important. ↗

— Felicity Kendal

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