J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
'I wish life was not so short,' he thought. 'Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.'
Quotes to Explore
-
I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.
-
Religions do a useful thing: they narrow God to the limits of man. Philosophy replies by doing a necessary thing: it elevates man to the plane of God.
-
The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.
-
For almost a century since 1918, the centralised nation-state has been the world's default political form. Its various experiments in industrialisation, urbanisation, mass literacy and consumerism have brought more people into public life.
-
An actor has to embody a role.
-
Maturity - among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes it for granted that he is at one with his play-mates.
-
From 1 till 7, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese.
-
I've always been extremely physical. I was a gymnast for 15 years, and then I was a dancer for nine, so I was kind of looking for these parts. But we have a tendency in Denmark not to do many action films.
-
Unless we provide consequences for activities and actions that are wrong, we are not going to get any truth.
-
As the bill requires, any terror alert system must give people and organizations some indication about what steps they must take to improve their own security and assist in the Nation's security.
-
Beauty is in the heart of the beholder.
-
Each time I free a child, I feel it is something closer to God.
-
Toronto is exploding with cyclists, with more and more people wanting to cycle and being turned off driving because of the incredible congestion. Biking is a much more efficient way of getting around, and you get there faster.
-
Lawyers and other professionals are using Quora to build their reputation and build their bonafides.
-
I think it's a loser's mentality to get happy with somebody losing.
-
On the tour we get a case of beer on the bus every day from Ozzfest.
-
I never had the chance to consider what or how I wanted to be.
-
Only heroes get stereotyped. As they do the same kind of roles again and again.
-
One weeps not save when one is afraid, and that is why kings are tyrants.
-
Life's uncertain voyage.
-
Remember, we know the end of the story of World War II and the Cold War. But day by day, living in fear of the Nazis and then in fear of the Soviets, the outcome was by no means certain.
-
I grow herbs near the back door, and you can grow a wonderful selection of herbs and window boxes... My idea is that you should grow what you eat. There's no point in growing something like celeriac - which is very difficult to grow - if you hate it.
-
'I wish life was not so short,' he thought. 'Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.'
