J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

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Quotes to Explore
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Do we really want to continue to push out the envelope of survival only to see other things crop up that we may not like?
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My mum has lived in Australia for 22 years now, and we have a rocky relationship. But at the same time it's one I want to maintain. I need her to be my mum. The relationship took a lot of rebuilding.
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I know there is something out there, and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad. But I'm not like Shirley MacLaine, who probably believes we were past lovers in another life.
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English people are famous for never speaking out but only saying what they really feel about you behind your back. Americans believe the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. I like exploring those, er, differences in national snippiness.
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Actor's life is very long.
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Everyone agrees to that; but when we come to define truth, dissension starts.
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We've got 942 friends on Facebook, but when was the last time we spent an afternoon sitting in High Park with one of them?
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Being Jewish is a big part of my artistic sensibility and my humor... I think it gives me a certain take on the world on a literary level.
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I'm looking to expand my portfolio while I'm on top and while I'm young.
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I know about the tech industry in that I follow what apps are hot and software development. I know my way around different browsers. I know how to restart a computer.
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I love working with the right actor, and if the right actor happens to be unknown, that should be allowed, too, I think.
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As an actor, you're naked emotionally; you're revealing yourself emotionally.
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I've never loved anybody the way I love my children.
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I believe in the future, and to be a good investor, you have to believe in the future.
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I'm not a skinny girl. I push it. I'm at the limit of chubbiness at all times, but I'm happy at all times.
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I enjoy the challenge of trying to say things beautifully. The message is secondary in that sense. Obviously, I have something that I want to say that's very, very important to me – but the process of actually crafting it is essential.
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I'm used to doing independent film where the style is a lot more casual. With improvising, you obviously find so much out on the day - and in a way, I feel more comfortable doing that.
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I don't believe in God. I do believe in Judaism. I believe in ethics, morals.
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Race in this country is still the elephant in the room that no one wants to discuss.
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I asked these Indians: “Do men ever make Chicha?” My question was met with gales of laughter. The women howled. Bent over in hilarity, one replied, “Men can’t brew. Chicha made by men would only make gas in the belly. You are a funny man! Beer is women’s work.
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Porque saben el nombre de lo que busco ¡creen que saben lo que busco!
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Women are so policed and devalued and dehumanized when it comes to the work they do.
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The problem is that they are all stars at Madrid. You need someone to carry the water to the well.
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We don't want any adventures here! You might try over the Hill or Across the Water.