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.'J. R. R. Tolkien
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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.
Victor Hugo -
The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.
Gary Bettman -
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.
Pankaj Mishra -
An actor has to embody a role.
Taylor Hackford -
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.
Dag Hammarskjold -
From 1 till 7, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese.
Francesca Annis
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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.
Mads Mikkelsen -
Unless we provide consequences for activities and actions that are wrong, we are not going to get any truth.
Dana Rohrabacher -
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.
Patrick J. Kennedy -
Beauty is in the heart of the beholder.
H. G. Wells -
Each time I free a child, I feel it is something closer to God.
Kailash Satyarthi -
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.
Dan Hill
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Lawyers and other professionals are using Quora to build their reputation and build their bonafides.
Adam D'Angelo -
I think it's a loser's mentality to get happy with somebody losing.
Rafael dos Anjos -
On the tour we get a case of beer on the bus every day from Ozzfest.
Zakk Wylde Black Label Society -
I never had the chance to consider what or how I wanted to be.
Namie Amuro -
Only heroes get stereotyped. As they do the same kind of roles again and again.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui -
Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their work has been a waste of time.
Manuel Puig
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There are not enough going into production so that we can tout them. Look at 'Precious'... In order for them to stand out, they have to get made in the first place, and that's just not happening enough.
Mahershala Ali -
'They follow the creed of the Bright: that which disturbs the order of society must be eliminated, regardless of whether it caused the disturbance.' She rolled her eyes. 'You’d think they’d get tired of parroting Itempas and start thinking for themselves after two thousand years.'
N. K. Jemisin -
Agriculture has become essential to life; the forest, the lake, and the ocean cannot sustain the increasing family of man; population declines with a declining cultivation, and nations have ceased to be with the extinction of their agriculture.
Elias Hasket Derby -
A lot of bands were doing remotes from ballrooms around the country.
Lee Konitz -
Romania doesn't have a big tradition of gymnastics as a fun activity. We were a little behind in this aspect.
Nadia Comaneci -
'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.'
J. R. R. Tolkien