J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
I must indeed abide the Doom of Men whether I will or nill: the loss and the silence. But I say to you, King of the Numenoreans, not till now have I understood the tale of your people and their fall. As wicked fools I scorned them, but I pity them at last. For if this is indeed, as the Elves say, the gift of the One to Men, it is bitter to receive.
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Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.
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I might be afraid of ghosts and like dragons and those things, but I'm not afraid of the Taliban.
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I like someone who's not afraid to be a kid!
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New ideas should confront old ideas. We must refer to the example of Europe. People have fought to make Europe what it is today. Freedom is not something that is served up on a plate.
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Success doesn't necessarily come from breakthrough innovation but from flawless execution. A great strategy alone won't win a game or a battle; the win comes from basic blocking and tackling.
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Often when you are starting out in comedy, you will find that people will laugh at the things you didn't think were funny. It's important to pay attention also to what people are laughing at when you are just talking in regular conversation. Often that is when you are truly being yourself.
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As I enter a new phase of life and my circle broadens, I start learning new things.
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Rough work, iconoclasm, but the only way to get at truth.
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I have no disciple. I am the servant of the servant of Rama.
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The third day, I knew it was over. But I tried to make it last for three months.
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We should not underestimate the harm it would bring should it be published.
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Seymour once said that all we do our whole lives is go from one little piece of Holy Ground to the next.
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Please ask Congressmen whether their candidates are in favour of running illegal butcher houses? Do they want to protect the hapless animals or the butchers?
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My distraction's my defense against this lack of inspirationAgainst this slow deflationYeah the further the horizonThe more it holds my gazeThe foreground's out of focus but you know I kinda hope it's just a phaseJust a phase.
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I remember when I moved in you And the holy dove she was moving too, And every single breath that we drew was Hallelujah.
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Existence is illusory and it is eternal.
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'The Hateful Eight' is like theatre.
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Immigrants have always come into the country with low levels of education. Whether it's the Irish or Italian or Polish, here is the land of opportunity. It's where people come in at the bottom and build themselves up. To try to bring in people who have already made it is un-American.
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Human love and desire is my bag.
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We make a great mistake in supposing all people are capable of self-government.
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The whole Constitution has been erected upon the assumption that the King not only is capable of doing wrong but is more likely to do wrong than other men if he is given the chance.
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No man is liberated from fear who dare not see his place in the world as it is; no man can achieve the greatness of which he is capable until he has allowed himself to see his own littleness.
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I never get hung up on the past - the memories are too negative.
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I must indeed abide the Doom of Men whether I will or nill: the loss and the silence. But I say to you, King of the Numenoreans, not till now have I understood the tale of your people and their fall. As wicked fools I scorned them, but I pity them at last. For if this is indeed, as the Elves say, the gift of the One to Men, it is bitter to receive.
