J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
In such 'fantasy', as it is called, new form is made; Faerie begins; Man becomes a sub-creator.
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I've always said that I benefit, as an actor, from not having the illusion of security.
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There's such a fan base for 'Dark Shadows'. I remember watching the show as a kid, but I wasn't an ardent fan. I didn't run home from school to watch it.
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We are quite rich enough to defend ourselves, whatever the cost. We must now learn that we are quite rich enough to educate ourselves as we need to be educated.
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The turkey has a destiny which ends on San Martino's day.
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Mick Jagger has produced some great films and brought us stories about the music industry that have changed the way we think about how music is made. I never thought I would actually call him my boss, let alone meet Mick Jagger or have any reason to say my name in the same sentence as his.
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I haven't watched that much TV, to be honest. To be honest, I don't watch that many films anymore - partly because I don't have time; secondly, because I watch a lot of sports, and I love watching sports.
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My grandma passed in '78, and that's the year I started recording. It's also the year that my dad retired from his career. So it's funny how torches get passed on, and you feel a responsibility to be connected to the music that they did and try to carry it on in your own way.
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The cool thing about working and meeting a lot of people through your acting is that you never know who you might work with, in the future.
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The one who turns his back on the world and its comforts and, sets out on the path that leads to the Beloved has to face countless difficulties. But he brakes them all for the sake of the Beloved.
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I get up 5:30-6 every morning. I'm in the gym. I run a couple miles.
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No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft.
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I gravitate to whatever looks good on me and whatever maakes me feel sexy.
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The only thing that will be remembered about my enemies after they're dead is the nasty things I've said about them.
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My dad didn't want me to play guitar. He played piano, so I chose that. And I ended up loving it.
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I'm not sure where I'm from! I was born in London. My father's from Ghana but lives in Saudi Arabia. My mother's Nigerian but lives in Ghana. I grew up in Boston.
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Where older religions promised heaven, the church of yoga promises quicker, more practical, earthly gratification, in the form of better heart rates and well-toned arms.
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He saw a tree in a backyard, its branches tortured among electric wires and clotheslines, its leaves dry and shriveled before they were fully out. Low in the sky, dark clouds heralded the storm.
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I've never been a representational artist at all. Most artists have been representational. That's when you discover yourself.
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A champion is someone who does not settle for that day's practice, that day's competition, that day's performance. They are always striving to be better. They don't live in the past.
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Gosh, I think faith is a wonderful thing. And I even think religion's a wonderful thing. I know a lot of people want to say, 'Religion's the only reason that man has had any trouble at all,' but you know what? World War I and World War II were not fought because of religious reasons.
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We must meet the challenge rather than wish it were not before us.
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In such 'fantasy', as it is called, new form is made; Faerie begins; Man becomes a sub-creator.
