J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
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The Government of Iraq also owes a debt to the American and coalition forces who are fighting the insurgency and helping put that country back together after decades of repression.
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When I was in high school,we were, like, 4,000 or 5,000 students, and 50 girls - and I didn't have a date for my prom. My father paid my cousin to take me.
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No days off. I'm a workaholic.
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At 62, I remain clean and sober and my ponytail remains erect.
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Remorse is a violent dyspepsia of the mind.
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My audition song is, and has been since 1977, 'I Love a Piano.'
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Sometimes people with strong ideology, whether left-wing or right-wing, refuse to do something simply because they believe it is wrong, when doing it actually benefits them. For some people, it's not just about money and political power.
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The Federal government does not have any information about extraterrestrial life to conceal, and there are no secret projects for me to investigate.
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A man is an artist only at certain moments, by an effort of will. Objects have the same appearance for everybody.
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It is the same: a chosen one is a man whom God’s finger crushes against the wall.
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Just because you put super great musicians together, it doesn't mean you're going to have that chemistry as a band.
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I have fear, always, on the set. Insecurity to the point where the first week I always think I could be fired. I think that's a fear most actors have.
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Arianna Huffington is one of the greatest champions of this idea - that anyone can make a difference.
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What defines a Western? I've probably seen three my whole life.
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Films are a part of my being, they don't define me.
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I'm not the kind of guy who will pass someone without saying hello. If that's flaky, then I guess I'm flaky.
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Donald Westlake's lean prose and deadpan delivery are engaging, as always.
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I'm not in business to make money.
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I like women, but you can't always trust them. Some of them are big liars, like this one woman I met who had a dog. I asked her her dog's name and then I asked, 'Does he bite?' and she said, 'No.' And I said, 'So how does he eat?' Liar!
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Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to one's awareness of one's ignorance.
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When I was a girl, the idea that the British Empire could ever end was absolutely inconceivable. And it just disappeared, like all the other empires. You know, when people talk about the British Empire, they always forget that all the European countries had empires.
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Even if actors ask for more money, will producers fulfill their demands? They might just show us the door.
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I started off tagging stuff - I'm not meant to be having tea and biscuits with the prime minister.
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You have nice manners for a thief and a liar," said the dragon.
