J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
Small wonder that spell means both a story told, and a formula of power over living men.
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As you probably know, I've written a lot about the presidency, so it's obviously exciting when you get to interview a president and write about it.
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I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.
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Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way round.
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All you wanna do in life is do what you do well. That's when you're happiest.
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I'm under five feet; I'm very small, 4'11 1/2.
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I've learned about ice water in the morning - when you wake up tired, or you're jet lagged and you've been flying and your skin is dry, or you have puffy eyes - the ice water really helps cool the face down and helps circulation.
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I have never appreciated a quiet moment with a friend as much, a quiet moment with a book and I think part of that is my obsession with being older and time going faster and it's become increasingly sweeter for me.
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My first paying job, when I was 15, I was a day camp counselor.
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No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut.
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I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life, but that great consciousness of life.
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Pay attention to the big themes because that's what will help you earn ten times your money.
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Men who are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
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I can trust in Jesus. And this Gospel that we preach does work. So those who are hurting and suffering today, hang in there. The sun will shine again.
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We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.
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I'm a vulnerable, sensitive person. I overthink everything.
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Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve.
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Bohemia is nothing more than the little country in which you do not live. If you try to obtain citizenship in it, at once the court and retinue pack the royal archives and treasure and move away beyond the hills.
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On one hand, it seems like I've waited a long time for this.
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Parrots have gone a bit quiet since pirates have gone.
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Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I'm not the only writer to take an old tale and retell it for a sophisticated adult audience.
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Most people who are trying to write kind of sit in their basements and pull it out of their imaginations.
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Protestantism came and gave a great blow to the religious and ritualistic rhythm of the year, in human life. Non-conformity almostfinished the deed.... Mankind has got to get back to the rhythm of the cosmos, and the permanence of marriage.
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A man of 25 has before him some 100,000 working hours should he retire at 65. How many of your working hours will be alive with the magnificent force of positive mental attitude? And how many of them will have the life knocked out of them with the stunning blows of negative mental attitude?
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Small wonder that spell means both a story told, and a formula of power over living men.
