J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
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I realized I made a big mistake and if I could have it over again, I would do it so much differently.
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We had something very special in the Faces. We were blessed to have the fun we had.
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I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.
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It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home.
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I find the whole situation of confronting an audience terrifying.
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Genius always finds itself a century too early.
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I normally wear Stuart Weitzman or Kors Michael Kors.
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I love big, bold, truthful theater - the tradition of Victorian theater.
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I don't think there's any show comparable to 'Game of Thrones' in terms of the way it does the fantasy element to such a high standard: everything is created with so much care and detail. You really feel like you are transported into this entirely other fictional place.
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America, I know the road will be long, but I know we can get there. Yes, we will stumble, but I know we’ll get back up. That’s how a movement happens. That’s how history bends. That's how when somebody is faint of heart, somebody else brings them along and says, come on, we’re marching.
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Unless physical action reflects psychic action, unless the deeds express the person, I get very bored with adventure stories; often it seems that the more action there is, the less happens.
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The tradition of the oppressed teaches us that the 'state of emergency' in which we live is not the exception but the rule.
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Weather in Afghanistan, 2000 degrees and cloudy. What the fuck am I doing? I'm stuck on the weather channel. AHHH!
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So this is the difference between telling a story and being in one, he thought numbly, the fear.
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Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice and they are also the most protected.
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Now I lay me down to sleep Knowing that your lenses peep Now I eat my daily bread And into the tape spool I'll be fed
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Science has adapted itself entirely to the wealthy classes and accordingly has set itself to heal those who can afford everything, and it prescribes the same methods for those who have nothing to spare.
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Dennis surfed. I couldn't surf. I never learned how.
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'I used to think the secret to a happy ending was to bring down the curtain at the exact right time. A moment after happiness, then everything's all wrong again.' p76
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When you watch someone on TV go through something that you're going through that's difficult, it lets you know that you're not alone, and there's nothing to be ashamed of.
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Were I more conversant with literature and its great names, I could go on quoting them ad infinitum and acknowledge my debt for the merit you have been generous enough to find in my work.
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The sun is a-wait at the ponderous gate of the West.
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In this age, in this country, public sentiment is everything. With it, nothing can fail; against it, nothing can succeed. Whoever molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes, or pronounces judicial decisions.
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Above all shadows rides the sun.
