J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
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I have this theory that people in Hollywood don't read. They read 'Vanity Fair' and then consider themselves terribly well read. I think I can basically write about anybody without getting caught.
Jackie Collins -
It was around the summer of 1982 when the drug problem really impacted. It became a lifestyle rather than a recreation. When you start lying and stealing, you cannot con yourself you're in control any more.
Irvine Welsh -
I always loved going to Hawai'i; it was very, very special.
Dan Fouts -
Neural implants could accomplish things no external interface could: Virtual and augmented reality with all five senses; augmentation of human memory, attention, and learning speed; even multi-sense telepathy - sharing what we see, hear, touch, and even perhaps what we think and feel with others.
Ramez Naam -
Unless you have a real passion for making movies, then don't bother. I had to carry energy and light into every meeting, only to be told, 'We don't want you.' I couldn't take it personally. You just have to wait, and live for those moments when the casting director likes you.
Laura Harring -
Keeping a feminine approach is vital - men hate bossy females.
Ida Lupino
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I learned from my dad that change and experimentation are constants and important. You have to keep trying new things.
S. Robson Walton -
There's a lot of good musicians who are unheard of. Get it down before they pass away.
Brownie McGhee -
I started writing music when I was around twelve. My current record company saw a video of me performing at my school's talent show.
Lorde -
As soon as they're out of your sight, you are out of their mind.
Walter de La Mare -
The second half of the 20th century was a golden age of molecular biology, and it was one of the golden ages of the history of science. Molecular biology was so successful and made such a powerful alliance with the medical scientists that the two together just flourished. And they continue to flourish.
E. O. Wilson -
I don't give up easily. I have plans to be around for a while.
Lindsey Vonn
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Better may not be as good as the best, but better is surprisingly hard to obtain. And better is actually harder than worse.
Barack Obama -
Given the central role of effective, firmwide risk management in maintaining strong financial institutions, it is clear that supervisors must redouble their efforts to help organizations improve their risk-management practices...We are also considering the need for additional or revised supervisory guidance regarding various aspects of risk management, including further emphasis on the need for an enterprise-wide perspective when assessing risk.
Ben Bernanke -
Let the dream go. Are there not other dreams In vastness of clouds hid from thy sight That yet shall gild with beautiful gold gleams, And shoot the shadows through and through with light? What matters one lost vision of the night? Let the dream go!
Ella Wheeler Wilcox -
And nothing to look backward to with pride, and nothing to look forward to with hope.
Robert Frost -
Video games in some ways are too powerful, they have too much resonance with kids. And it's very easy to overdose on video games and to let the outside world go by.
Nolan Bushnell -
I think the attempt to draw a comparison between Iran and Syria is false, misleading and dangerous.
Ehud Olmert