J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
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I've been traveling all over the world for 25 years, performing, talking to people, studying their cultures and musical instruments, and I always come away with more questions in my head than can be answered.
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Evolution happens in nature and in individuals. I want to participate actively in its happening within me.
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To be slandered the way I get slandered is really uncalled for, but life goes on.
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The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
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I used to do all my programming on a BBC computer. It was limited to 16 tracks, and you used the keyboard, not a mouse, to input, but I was using it so long, I got quite fast at it.
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In sum, we took energy for granted, assuming when we flipped the switch, the lights would go on and assuming that there would always be plenty of cheap fuel for our vehicles.
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I don't look at myself as suffering.
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There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.
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There are a lot of dynamics and a lot of politics that go into records and getting played on the radio.
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I always have a million things going on at once, but I try to put my energy into the most immediate need.
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At home, I dedicate occasional whole days to reading as if I'm a convalescent. The ideal place for this is the bath, where the body floats free. Books go a little wavy, but they're mine, so who cares.
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Spain used to be very individualistic in its sporting activities. Now we are showing we are pretty good in teams - that is an improvement.
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Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself.
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I grew up in New York.
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I always wanted to be a comedic actor - that's what I wanted from the job - to do comedy and to create my own comedy. But I still love doing stand-up and will probably be doing it forever. I'd love to be an old guy who can't really walk, can't really stand-up, and I have to sit on the stool and tell jokes.
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India may be a land of over a 100 problems, but it is also a place for a billion solutions.
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I love auditioning. Since 'The Notebook' and 'Wedding Crashers,' I don't have to audition anymore, and I miss it. You get to show your interpretation of the character. I get nervous when I don't audition. What if they hate what I want to do?
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The emphasis should be on why we do a job.
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Good humor isn't a trait of character, it is an art which requires practice.
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Robert Bolt's storytelling is the kind that I grew up with and aspired to.
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LaGuardia High School is a place of acceptance. You have every type of kid there, performing. The outcast girl would not have been made fun of in my high school.
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People can choose between the sweet lie or the bitter truth. I say the bitter truth, but many people don't want to hear it.
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I was really proud that I was named after Thomas Edison and wanted to be called Edson. I thought Pele sounded horrible. It was a rubbish name. Edson sounded so much more serious and important.
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Every morning I wake up and think good, another 24 hours' pipe-smoking.
