J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
'It's a gift!' he said. He was referring to his art, and also to the result; but he was using the word quite literally.J. R. R. Tolkien
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Part of the way the work world works is not so much creating a separation between your work and your free time, but creating the illusion of a separation between your work and your free time. Every day is the weekend for me, which means I'm always busy.
Ian MacKaye -
You have to be brave when you've got a kid.
Sam Taylor-Johnson -
A lot of people who want to cook with less fat are surprised by that. You can cook vegetables in a little water in a covered pan and then throw the fat into the residual liquid to coat them.
Sally Schneider -
We have to be aware of our fragilities as human beings - when we see cruelty, to understand that in certain conditions, we could be cruel, too.
Ingrid Betancourt -
In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.
Nancy Pelosi -
I've always felt that the obligation of teachers is to have a huge, broad overview and to provide a foundation course to the students. The long view of history is absolutely crucial.
Camille Paglia
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When the 'Seinfeld' show said it was going to be a show about nothing, everybody said it couldn't - wouldn't work. It did. 'Thor' is about something, about that character finding his destiny, but it's not doing what was expected... and yet it's doing very well.
J. Michael Straczynski -
The events in the square, of course, made a deep impression on me and many other parents.
Vaclav Klaus -
My eyes aren't special, my nose isn't special, my mouth isn't special.
Valerie Bertinelli -
I will come up with a project that will wipe out poverty in the Philippines in two years. I want to remove the people from economic crisis by using the Marcos wealth. Long after I'm gone, people will remember me for building them homes and roads and hospitals and giving them food.
Imelda Marcos -
Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
Jack Nicklaus -
Over the long hours of taping 5, 6 or 7 episodes a day, we develop a great sense of family.
Randy West
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I think Gore does have to worry. He is tied to Bill Clinton. We know that there were telephone calls that he made from his office. We know that there were visits to the Buddhist temple.
Barbara Olson -
I try to play my game and that's being emotional because I'm that kind of guy.
Dan Marino -
I surrender to my directors. I do that because I respect them immensely. In fact, a director's talent scares me. I admit that they're more intelligent than me, and I submit to that, as an assistant director does. Even when I have suggestions to make, I don't state them strongly.
Vijay Sethupathi -
Great musicians, you don't just hear them, you feel them. When I listen to Randy Rhoads, I feel every note. I learned a lot from him.
Zakk Wylde Black Label Society -
And I like to convey my feelings, my emotions, my experience, the information I have to public use, public opinion.
Vicente Fox -
I always did think that when I turned 40, I'd start coming into my own.
Adam Baldwin
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Mother Nature is always speaking. She speaks in a language understood within the peaceful mind of the sincere observer. Leopards, cobras, monkeys, rivers and trees; they all served as my teachers when I lived as a wanderer in the Himalayan foothills.
Radhanath Swami -
Brewer can create his own shot. He's a great player offensively and defensively and he's going to be a lottery selection. But he could use another year to work on his range as a shooter.
Dick Vitale -
When I was prepping for my Broadway debut as Romeo, it really hit me that I had never done that. I had trained at drama school for three years in my late teens to early 20s, and I'd studied Shakespeare, of course, but I hadn't actually performed it. So to do something like Romeo for my first Broadway role was a challenge.
Orlando Bloom -
I am definitely romantic, and I love romantic stories - that's why I keep making romantic movies.
Felicity Jones -
My game was always about good defence.
Angelique Kerber -
'It's a gift!' he said. He was referring to his art, and also to the result; but he was using the word quite literally.
J. R. R. Tolkien