J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
The washing-up was so dismally real that Bilbo was forced to believe the party of the night before had not been part of his bad dreams, as he had rather hoped.
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The United States may be a religious nation. But it is also a nation with a strong commitment to separation of church and state.
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I live on the same street as my family, actually. I live across the road. I'm a real family person!
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I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.
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Oh God, my choice of film has never depended on the hero. In fact, you will see that some of my categorical mistakes had nothing to do with the hero in it.
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We need affordable childcare and paid sick leave so workers don't have to choose between their health and their livelihood.
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I've been an actor now since freshman year of college, so it's 11 or 12 years.
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I am prepared to oppose a Jim Crow army till I rot in jail.
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The success of a particular policy prescription is always a gamble.
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The most important days, more than any Grammy award thing or anything, is the day that you're responsible for snacks after the game.
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A lot of people don't like me.
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Americans are good at pursuing happiness. And the Americans who pursue happiness most diligently show that we're also good at running it down and killing it.
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I love to see a wood full of bluebells. Growing up in the Kent countryside, I have special memories of this brief annual spectacle.
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Forty-five years ago, when I was 18, I came to San Francisco by boat and took two weeks to get here. I had a great impression. I think San Francisco is the welcoming gate for people from Asia.
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I have very eclectic tastes.
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If we knew about the real facts and statistics of mortality, we'd be terrified.
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At the end of the day, yes, I'm looking to create a lot of wealth.
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Anything that's on television as often as someone on 'The X Factor' is what's successful. That doesn't mean that I condone that or think that it's right. To be honest, I'd be the first to say I think it's a shame. But if that's the way it is then that's the way it is.
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I don't want to compete. I want to skate for the joy. I get so nervous in competition. I get always sick. I had pressures enough in my life from skating.
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When people are really drunk they have a propensity to harm themselves and others - they fall off buildings, they drive into other cars.
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I am sure that some day the Czechs will see that what we did was to save them for a happier future. And I sincerely believe that what we have at last opened the way to that general appeasement which alone can save the world from chaos.
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David [Cameron] has been an outstanding friend and partner on the global stage and, based on our conversation, I'm confident that the UK is committed to an orderly transition out of the EU.
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Artists have made innovations in many areas... But whatever the nature of an artist's innovation, its importance ultimately depends on the extent of its influence on other artists.
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The washing-up was so dismally real that Bilbo was forced to believe the party of the night before had not been part of his bad dreams, as he had rather hoped.
