J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.

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The modern economy is becoming a place where women hold the cards.
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I'm not a party guy. I don't carouse very much.
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We are all murderers and prostitutes - no matter to what culture, society, class, nation one belongs, no matter how normal, moral, or mature, one takes oneself to be.
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All rationalism tends to minimalise the value and the importance of life and to decrease the sum total of human happiness.
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I would like to tell the young men and women before me not to lose hope and courage. Success can only come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you.
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I am neither left wing nor right wing. I am middle-of-the-bird.
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The Self-Educated are marked by stubborn peculiarities.
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China has to go along with world trends. That's democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward.
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I've been in some bad TV shows and suffered through so much poor writing.
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I arise full of eagerness and energy, knowing well what achievement lies ahead of me.
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First, I have the privilege of being Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. It is not an oxymoron I assure you.
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I like to stay home with my family.
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But when I'm losing a few matches, suddenly 'It's his fault', 'He doesn't want to practice', 'He doesn't need it', 'He doesn't care'. And when everything goes well, there are people coming behind the stone, saying, 'Oh, my God, he's back finally, and I was there to help him out'.
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The regulation of medicine has been a State function.
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We as the governments, workers, employers and civil society must declare a war on child labour. This war cannot be won without strong, committed, coherent, and well-resourced worldwide movement. Equally needed is a genuine and active coordination between intergovernmental agencies at the highest level.
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I have three young kids and a great family. I love hanging out with them more than anything.
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As a society we should be encouraging people out of the debt-culture mindset, not promoting it.
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The last thing I want my child to see is Dad running around in the middle of the pack. That would really upset me. And that would upset him. I would be embarrassed to take him to school with kids saying, 'Hey, how'd your dad do this weekend?' 'Well, he finished fifth or sixth'.
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When I went into Fiddler, I wondered about the response I'd get - the backlash because I'm openly gay. There was none. I toured Canada and America, and not one single review suggested that I played the role gay or that I seemed anything but Tevye.
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I've always been into working out and eating healthy. That's just who I am.
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The value of an idea lies in the using of it.
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Joy, when it is excessive, overcomes as much as grief.
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Indecision with the passing of time becomes decision.
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His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.