J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
Aragorn threw back his cloak. The elven-sheath glittered as he grasped it, and the bright blade of Andúril shone like a sudden flame as he swept it out. 'Elendil!' he cried. 'I am Aragorn, son of Arathorn, and am called Elessar, the Elfstone, Dúnadan, the heir of Isildur Elendil's son of Gondor. Here is the Sword that was Broken and is forged again! Will you aid me or thwart me? Choose swiftly!J. R. R. Tolkien
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I don't ever remember a single day of hopelessness. I knew from the history of the labor movement, especially of the black people, that it was an undertaking of great trial. That, live or die, I had to stick with it, and we had to win.
A. Philip Randolph -
I am not a 'defender' of the September 11 attacks, but simply pointing out that if U.S. foreign policy results in massive death and destruction abroad, we cannot feign innocence when some of that destruction is returned.
Ward Churchill -
I had no idea who I was when I started. I was frightened to death and had no natural performing skills.
Garry Shandling -
The reason that the all-American boy prefers beauty to brains is that he can see better than he can think.
Farrah Fawcett -
Note to self: Never ride a motorcycle in stilettos and a miniskirt.
Maggie Grace -
My buildings are not particularly expensive. It is not a tin shed. If you want a tinny car, you pay for that.
Zaha Hadid
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No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
Barbara Ehrenreich -
Common Core isn't a test, but for some people it is, because they don't like the testing piece of it.
Brown Campbell -
What I am really curious about is the visuals of cinema... the form.
Valeria Golino -
I am a very spiritual person and love travelling to religious places. I go to the Golden Temple, Tirupati Balaji and Vaishno Devi every year.
Madhur Bhandarkar -
I am going to be the next Ryan Gosling.
Zach Galifianakis -
The nation will be shaped for decades by decisions that are made by President Bush and the Senate about the future of the Supreme Court.
Ralph G. Neas
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If you can dream it, you can do it.
Walt Disney -
I don't think anybody in my family meant there to be any pressure for me to write. But our parents were incredibly verbal and wrote for a living. The house was full of books, and we all grew up steeped in language. I mean, our mother recited poetry at the dinner table.
Hallie Ephron -
I am glad that he thanks God for anything.
Samuel Johnson -
It is a mistake to suppose that the whole issue is how to free man. The issue is to improve the way in which he is controlled.
B. F. Skinner -
Well, painting today certainly seems very vibrant, very alive, very exiting. Five or six of my contemporaries around New York are doing very vital work, and the direction that painting seems to be taken here – is – away from the easel – into some sort, some kind of wall, wall painting...
Jackson Pollock -
Strange, is it not? that of the myriads who Before us pass'd the door of Darkness through, Not one returns to tell us of the Road, Which to discover we must travel too.
Omar Khayyam
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Broken Bells reminds me how much fun I have making music.
Danger Mouse -
Let's just say I decided that while my son is young I don't want to do projects that would take me away for months.
Karen Allen -
This kind of art - the dystopic future kind of art - is designed to make you uncomfortable.
Laeta Kalogridis -
I do love the evolution of people in general. I think it's a beautiful thing when someone progresses and evolves in life.
Khloe Kardashian -
Aragorn threw back his cloak. The elven-sheath glittered as he grasped it, and the bright blade of Andúril shone like a sudden flame as he swept it out. 'Elendil!' he cried. 'I am Aragorn, son of Arathorn, and am called Elessar, the Elfstone, Dúnadan, the heir of Isildur Elendil's son of Gondor. Here is the Sword that was Broken and is forged again! Will you aid me or thwart me? Choose swiftly!
J. R. R. Tolkien