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" I suppose that was my first bit of acting, the acquisition of an English accent. It was really just an attempt to be understood. "

Kenneth Branagh

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" I had a friend who introduced me to a meditation practice which involves a couple of half-hours a day of meditation, where essentially you try to achieve a stillness that allows you to just be there in the moment. "

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