J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
Now it is a strange thing, but things that are good to have and days that are good to spend are soon told about, and not much to listen to; while things that are uncomfortable, palpitating, and even gruesome, may make a good tale, and take a deal of telling anyway.
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What is a Muslim neighborhood? How many Muslims have to be in a neighborhood before it becomes worthy of checking papers and kicking in the doors of homes and businesses?
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There is sometimes a peculiar confusion in the West that equates progress to whatever is recent or whatever is new, and it is time we understood that progress has nothing to do with the chronology of an idea.
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It's mad what each generation vilifies. It's not necessarily to do with logic.
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For a writer, life is always too short to write. I will just try my best during what remains of my life.
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I admire my boss, Lorne Michaels. He never stops producing. I think, for him, comedy is a tool of compassion, a way of rallying people together and saying, 'Guys, isn't the world bonkers? Aren't we all just trying our best?' There's a tenderness in everything he does.
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Even among those who I would not count as 'friends,' I have met many people online who have simply commented on my work or are interested by what I do.
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I am unboreable in the great outdoors.
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Man is the unnatural animal, the rebel child of nature, and more and more does he turn himself against the harsh and fitful hand that reared him.
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America in particular imposes an horrendous burden on the world. We have this wonderful standard of living but it comes at enormous cost.
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It is neither my intention to depart from the route of John Garang nor to change the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
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I think they do a great job on Queer as Folk.
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Even though jeans suit me, I never wear jeans.
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Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place.
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The difference between success and failure is not which stock you buy or which piece of real estate you buy, it's asset allocation.
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Sometimes we do things that are really awful.
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If we need simple narratives so people can amplify and spread them, are we forced to engage only with the simplest of problems?
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A man of genius has a right to any mode of expression.
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Now it is a strange thing, but things that are good to have and days that are good to spend are soon told about, and not much to listen to; while things that are uncomfortable, palpitating, and even gruesome, may make a good tale, and take a deal of telling anyway.
