Karen Brown
Karen Brown
ballet company dancers decisions determined difficult heard
I'd never heard of a ballet company that didn't have dancers and didn't have performances. It was one of the most difficult decisions I've ever made. But I was determined that this company was not going down on my watch.
mom kids matter
My mom used to say it doesn't matter how many kids you have... because one kid'll take up 100% of your time so more kids can't possibly take up more than 100% of your time.
knows mike respect sees tried ways
I always tried to respect Mike in all the ways I can. I know where he's at and I know he knows the truth. He sees what I've done with my life.
areas further natural remote seed spread
Any kind of seed that is wind-dispersed is going to be spread even further into remote areas and natural areas by hurricanes.
feeding kept loved sick sure
But in my drug-induced state, in my sick state, I'm sure I thought I loved her. She kept feeding me the story of an abusive husband.
butcher knife pulled tried yelling
I tried to leave, tried to go for the door. Keith pulled out a big butcher knife from his pants, so I didn't get very far. He started yelling things out at me: 'Get me a towel; get me a cigarette; get me a blanket.' He was just yelling all these things he wanted me to do.
double good single
Good Cindy, that's it. Is that a single or a double pirouette?
entire
This is really going to be something for the entire community.
across tolerance zero
I'd like to see it be really more consistent. If it's going to be zero tolerance, then it's zero tolerance across the board.
hide maybe
I always hide under the characters. Maybe I went to that place, but I wasn't that character.
base customer gets market trying
It really gets down to how you're going to market yourself and what is the customer base you're trying to serve.
loved mindful
Kristi loved this project. I'm very mindful of that spirit.
expensive
But it's not something we could do our own. It would be too expensive and too hard.
australia exist fear florida native places plants species
The fear is that we'll end up with 10 species of plants, and they'll all be from places like Australia and Asia, and plants that were native to Florida will be overcome. They'll potentially not exist anymore.