J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

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I grew up in a very large, poor family.
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Do not resist a new idea. Be quietly receptive. Go along with it, even unwillingly at first. Sooner or later, it will reveal itself as your ally.
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The Pistols were like my work of art. They were my canvas.
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When one sings, one does not speak about the problems of the every day. One speaks about the things which inspire us, which helped us.
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In the last quarter of the eighteenth century bourgeois Europe needed to emancipate itself from that combination of feudalism and commercial capitalism which we know as mercantilism.
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We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine.
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Whenever you show up on a set where you haven't been from the beginning - at least myself - I'm kind of quiet. I just watch the politics and how everything unfolds.
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The three-thousand hitting thing was the first time I let individual pressure get to me. I was uptight about it. When I saw the hit going through, I had a sigh of relief more than anything.
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Great leaders have a heart for people. They take time for people. They view people as the bottom line, not as a tool to get to the bottom line.
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I love engaging in conversation with other moms because we can relate to one another, and we swap valuable insight and information.
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Often I pretended to a cameraman to know less than I did. That way I got more cooperation.
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I don't care who's on the label, because I have a job to do.
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The whole point of Superman, as originally created, was to be the ally of those who had no other allies. It put that magnitude of power, the most powerful guy in the world, in the service of those who had no hope, no chance.
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I am honoured to be associated with a brand like Movado. It believes in the art of design and is known for its perfection worldwide. I have strong faith in the pursuit of perfection. I am looking forward to a long association.
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It's okay to be a fat man. It's prestige and power and all of that. But fat women are seen as just lazy and stupid and having no self-control.
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As Governor, I will demand that Colorado's government serves the taxpayers of Colorado, not special interest groups and government bureaucrats.
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As a college student, you're depending on your scholarship money, money your parents send you. So I guess when people start talking about big figures, it doesn't hit me.
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You keep learning all the time.
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Know what suits you. Now I understand proportion and recognise the shapes that look good on my figure.
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When I was asked to come over to the States, I thought to myself, 'What the Americans are very good at doing is creating stories with strong movement and plots that carry the movie as it goes along.'
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Using lots of fresh foods, fruits and vegetables, helps to keep the menu buoyant - I don't know if that's the right word, but it keeps a balance of freshness and health.
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I like being infamous. I think it is safe being a cult.
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It was very clear to me I wanted to be an actor when I got out into civilian life.
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I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.