J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
He told them tales of bees and flowers, the ways of trees, and the strange creatures of the Forest, about the evil things and the good things, things friendly and things unfriendly, cruel things and kind things, and secrets hidden under brambles.
J. R. R. Tolkien
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In business, the competition will bite you if you keep running, if you stand still, they will swallow you.
Victor Kiam
I have 60 years of reading to draw upon: naval memoirs, dispatches, the Naval Chronicles, family letters.
Patrick O'Brian
Movies don't make people act a fool. People act a fool because they want to act a fool.
Eric Lynn Wright
It was an honour to be a part of that series. I still get fan mail every day for that show; a big portion of my fan base is from 'Gilmore Girls.'
Tanc Sade
I had played the Virgin Mary in 'Jesus of Nazareth,' and I had done 'Juliet' at the age of 15. People said, 'Where do you go from playing Juliet and the Virgin Mary?' And I said, 'Mother Teresa of Calcutta.'
Olivia Hussey
Murder is born of love, and love attains the greatest intensity in murder.
Octave Mirbeau
I've done a little directing, but I love acting more.
Danica McKellar
Manufacturing is the most important...route to prosperity.
Ha-Joon Chang
Greek pederasty honored the erotic magnetism of male adolescence in a way that today brings police to the door. Children are more conscious and perverse than parents like to think.
Camille Paglia
Es gibt Männer, die imstande sind, eine Frau, die sie in keiner Weise anzieht, zu heiraten-bloß weil sie den anderen gefällt. Und solche Ehen gibt es auch zwischen so manchen Menschen und ihren Gedanken.
Otto Weininger
For some we loved, the loveliest and the best That from his Vintage rolling Time hath prest, Have drunk their Cup a Round or two before, And one by one crept silently to rest.
Omar Khayyam
Mr. Richardson’s endorsement came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic.
James Carville
What can I know? What ought I to do? What can I hope?
Immanuel Kant
Seriously, I think everybody needs to be more disciplined; nobody needs any meat. But from a perspective of how many animals suffer, it’s probably better to kill and eat one whale than it is to eat fish, chickens, cows, lambs and eggs.
Ingrid Newkirk
Ne l'onde solca, e ne l'arena semina,E'l vago vento spera in rete accogliereChi sue speranze fonda in cor di femina.
Jacopo Sannazaro
I post pictures that I want to post and say what I want to say. If that's three times a day or three times per month then whatever.
Gigi Hadid
He told them tales of bees and flowers, the ways of trees, and the strange creatures of the Forest, about the evil things and the good things, things friendly and things unfriendly, cruel things and kind things, and secrets hidden under brambles.
J. R. R. Tolkien
