John Rhys-Davies Quotes
It's easy to lose a civilization. The values of Western civilization have brought so much good to the world: the notions of equality, democracy, tolerance, abolition of slavery... Tolkien knew that civilization is worth fighting for. There are times when a generation is challenged and must fight to defend their civilization from annihilation.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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When I first got married to my husband, he had boxes full of photos of my two stepsons, ages 5 and 8 at the time, and I put them together in some little albums and wrote notes about how happy I was that they were a part of my life.
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If you ask what you are going to do about global warming, the only rational answer is to change the way in which we do transportation, energy production, agriculture and a good deal of manufacturing. The problem originates in human activity in the form of the production of goods.
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I went to Floridita on Wardour Street when I was 18. All I could afford was pumpkin soup and a glass of champagne, but it was worth it.
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You know, I'm an African-American quarterback. That may scare a lot of people because they – they haven't seen nothing that they can compare me to.
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I never left doo wop.
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My mom is just so good with fashion! She always tells me what looks good, what doesn't look good, and she gives me great advice.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.
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Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.
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The climate has been changing since there was a climate.
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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
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All of my main characters have been under 30.
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Children like being a little scared, but they don't want to be disturbed.
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The nearest approach I have ever seen to the symmetry of ancient sculpture was among the Arab tribes of Ethiopia. Our Saxon race can supply the athlete, but not the Apollo.
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Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.
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I was raised a Christian. I'd like to think I have Christian values. I don't attend church.
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I don't really give into all that philosophical talks that 'money is not everything.'
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I would never jeopardize classified information. I served my country well and loyally, and I had to sue the C.I.A. on First Amendment grounds.
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And I will love you, baby - Always
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I love puns. I've been known to turn the car around just to take advantage of a good pun situation. It really is the highest form of humor.
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But I knew - in the old days, if a song was a good song, I don't care if it was 'Yellow Submarine' or, you know, or 'The Times They Are a-Changin' or 'Don't Be Cruel', you knew it, you know? You heard that song, and you were talking about it, and you knew it.
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I mean, I think that - as an actress, in particular, I'm basically a fool, and I see the world upside down.
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It's easy to lose a civilization. The values of Western civilization have brought so much good to the world: the notions of equality, democracy, tolerance, abolition of slavery... Tolkien knew that civilization is worth fighting for. There are times when a generation is challenged and must fight to defend their civilization from annihilation.
