J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
Thank you, Sam," he said in a cracked whisper. "How far is there to go?" I don't know," said Sam, "because I don't know where we're going.
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I feel very German - and who can make himself a judge over what is German and what is not - in my ideas and the ideas of my spiritual brothers of German origin.
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I'm a four-down guy. I can rush the passer and stop the run. I know I can be a difference-maker.
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As biologists, we contemplate with admiration and awe the wondrous array of sophisticated cell interactions and recognitions evolved in the T cell immune system, which must be a model for other similarly complex biological systems of highly differentiated organisms.
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I love things that people hate. I hate middle-of-the-road stuff. It never really interests me.
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I've never wanted to do anything but be a newspaperman ever since I was 13.
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I've always used black girls on the runway, because I think they're beautiful. I don't need people to tell me, 'You need to use black girls.' I did for 20 years; it's not a new thing for me.
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I am only 33, I've got a lot to do. This is the first half of my career. I'm looking forward to the future and I'm proud about the past.
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I'm neurotic about children. I see dangers everywhere - sharp corners, stairs.
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I think the comic that's gotten me the most feedback is actually the one about the stoplights. Noticing when the stoplights are in sync, or calculating the length of your strides between floor tiles – normal people notice that kind of stuff, but a certain kind of person will do some calculations.
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People had an idea of what R&B artists or pop artists usually say, which was like, 'Talk about sex, talk about partying, and be positive; don't be too much of a downer.'
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Skiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music with a beat.
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Progress might have been alright once, but it has gone on too long.
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I think we live in a culture where it is really difficult to get privacy because everything is so accessible. It's very difficult to maintain your comfortable life with a sort of mystique.
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I have 'To Kill A Mockingbird' signed by Harper Lee. That is my prized possession.
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American management thinks that they can just copy from Japan. But they don't know what to copy.
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You have to be able to risk your identity for a bigger future than the present you are living.
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I am the hero of Africa.
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Don't ever try and be like anybody else and don't be afraid to take risks.
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At school there was no acting to be had other than school plays which I did now and again.
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I'm called a terrorist in the Arab media still today.
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You'll see me on 'Top Chef' someday. My Midwestern hospitality needs an outlet, you know?
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I know 'Vikings' isn't really based in magic, but it goes back to Old World spirituality and different religions, and a lot of voodoo.
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When you are with everyone but me, you're with no one. When you are with no one but me, you're with everyone. Instead of being so bound up with everyone, be everyone. When you become that many, you're nothing. Empty.
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Thank you, Sam," he said in a cracked whisper. "How far is there to go?" I don't know," said Sam, "because I don't know where we're going.
