J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
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It's not easy to talk about things that are still hurting.
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To play something which is a big spectrum is so much more fun, so much more of a challenge.
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I was the first actress who branded her own line at a time when everyone just lent their name to a product. Everyone said I shouldn't do it, but it was probably the best thing I've ever done.
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If I had chosen the populist course, it would have been a breach of the trust placed in me by the people.
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The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.
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Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that's brave. I never get over being thankful for that - for the courage of my readers.
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I've learned to treat celebrities as equals and just kind of meet them and admire their work, but I definitely could not breathe when I met Johnny Depp and James Franco.
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I'm not a non-profit person. I think of myself as an entrepreneur who wants to work on global education.
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You know when someone's over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you can't believe it.
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Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed.
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My father usually does not talk to me about my films, and it was a pleasant moment when he appreciated me the first time.
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A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact.
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There is a healthy fraternal rivalry, but nothing serious and we both have been looking for a project to do together. I guess he may direct me in a project some day.
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Well, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human relations ultimately make a huge difference.
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Why, der language down dar in de far South is jus' as different from ours in Maryland, as you can think. Dey laughed when dey heard me talk, an' I could not understand 'dem, no how.
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I plan on staying at Alabama for the rest of my career. I guarantee that I'll be here for you through it all, regardless of what happens.
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I've started doing yoga and meditation, but I'm not very good at that kind of thing and turning my brain off.
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There's a serious and worrying return to the fall of democracy in Spain, and it's not just us who are realising that.
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We have a vow to give wholeheartedly everything to the poor.
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Cyber security will be an issue that I will be absolutely focused on as president. Because whether it's Russia, or China, Iran or North Korea more and more countries are using hacking to steal our information, to use it to their advantage. And we can't let that go on.
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What course am I to take? Towards danger; but not too rashly, nor too straight.
