J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
Why must you speak your thoughts? Silence, if fair words stick in your throat, would serve all our ends better.
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We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do.
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I went to a woman for advice about how to be in business, but I learned a great deal from men.
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Banks are there to support businesses that have justifiable needs.
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If you have two parents who have to work, who want to work, you need to have someone to guide your child.
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Obama, in pursuit of power, has been as greedy and irresponsible as any Wall Street tycoon in pursuit of money.
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Forgiveness is a very personal and intimate thing. Forgiveness is not something that you can speak for others because it includes not only your desire and will, your reflection and intellect, but also your emotions.
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When I decide I want something, I go in like an Exocet missile.
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I think I've been influenced by everything I've ever heard. The first thing I ever heard was my grandma, who was an opera singer. The first song I ever learned was the 'Nessun Dorma' from Puccini's 'Turandot.' My father was a big band singer, so I used to hear him walking around the house singing standards all the time.
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When our ancestors crouched about the camp fire at night, they told each other tales of gods and heroes, monsters and marvels, to hold back the terrors of the night. Such tales comforted and entertained, diverted and educated those who listened, and helped shape their sense of the world and their place in it.
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Politicians are so detested. And the main cause is not policy; it's the fact that there is no trust.
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I'm looking at doing things that challenge me.
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Fans will treat something preciously if they're given the opportunity to do so.
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Let me say what I actually believe. I believe that 9/11 was a conspiracy, by Al Qaeda, and Osama Bin Laden, and no one else trying to hurt America.
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Kids in urban and rural areas face so many challenges, and they show up at schools that don't have the extra capacity or extra resources to meet their needs.
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Everyone's a millionaire where promises are concerned.
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Braids are not new. Black women have been wearing braids for a very long time.
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My style is scruffy with a touch of androgyny.
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Appreciate your heart; really know how to take care of your heart.
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These will vary in every human being; but knowledge is the same for every mind, and every mind may and ought to be trained to receive it.
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Falling in love is something that happens to us, being is love is something we do. No passion is self preservatory.
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Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say.
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When is the last time Nancy Pelosi tried to pass ANYTHING to help save the middle class money? UH NEVER. Says the American people.com
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Good painting is the kind that looks like sculpture.
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Why must you speak your thoughts? Silence, if fair words stick in your throat, would serve all our ends better.
