J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
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I've been called 'musically schizophrenic,' and some people think that's a cool thing.
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In a marathon, if you run too fast, you get exhausted. If you run too slow, you never make it.
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The acting bug just seemed to stick with me. I loved going to theatre school in college and continued to train in film classes and had been auditioning for T.V. and movie roles since I was in my late teens. My career has been slow and steady, and I kind of like it that way.
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I am not looking for a life partner right now. But if I've to list out the requirements, I have a huge list. But the first requirement is he should be tall and should be taller than me; even I wear heels.
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Daring is not safe against daring men.
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Economic growth is important. But we cannot count on economic growth alone to fund the public education system our children need and deserve.
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'She's Dynamite' was a 100 years ago, and I recorded that song because the company thought that it was a great song and it was hot. That was the beginning of rock n' roll, and I guess they thought it would be a BB King version of rock n' roll.
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When anyone tells me I can't do anything... I'm just not listening any more.
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I have over a hundred clocks. I've got fancy clocks and clocks from all over the world that people made for me.
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I worry that when educational counselors and teachers call in families with concerns about a child having a learning disability, we aren't always looking at the complete picture.
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I have a control problem. I hate the feeling of not being in control.
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The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught.
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We must believe in free will, we have no choice.
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The Price Is Right can really get me going.
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I like normal stuff people fear - like spiders and heights. I'm frightened by the unknown, by things that are hard to figure out and get a grip on.
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I actually think it's against the rules at Vox Media to work there if you've never dropped an iPhone.
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'Luke Cage' is about a reluctant superhero who lives in the shadows in Harlem. He has to decide if he's going to step up and fight for the heart of the city and defend the people against Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes, my character, who kinda wants to keep everything in order and intact. I'm the criminal element in the story.
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Judges decide upon copyright law. They decide upon trademark law. They decide upon scientific issues. They decide upon very complex technical issues on a daily basis. So you must have confidence in the Supreme Court, that they will apply their mind and they will come out with a decision consistent with the Constitution.
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Every time I bought someone's album, it was about the connection. I was loving everything, from their raps to their style. I wanted to meet them.
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I gain strength out of familiar surroundings.
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The doctrine of blind obedience and unqualified submission to any human power, whether civil or ecclesiastical, is the doctrine of despotism, and ought to have no place among Republicans and Christians.
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The day we dispose of the idea of disposability will be a great one for the planet.
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I have the hatred of apartheid in my bones...
