J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

Myth and fairy-story must, as all art, reflect and contain in solution elements of moral and religious truth (or error), but not explicit, not in the known form of the primary 'real' world.

J. R. R. Tolkien

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: January 3, 1892 - September 2, 1973

Topics

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People like Dick Gregory, Paul Robeson, Harry Belafonte and Nina Simone show me what the definition of an artist is - it isn't just to make art but to speak truth to what's happening, speak beauty into the world, speak love into the world and also... get involved.

John Legend

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In this business, if you lose, you're gonna get fired. Now, if you win, you still may get fired. That's the hard part. You see guys having success and getting fired. That's really tough to watch.

Stan Van Gundy

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But presidents matter. That's one of the biggest lessons I learned being in the White House.

Sidney Blumenthal

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I mean if politics was my main motivation I would be doing politics. But I'm a filmmaker.

Michael Moore

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In general, I'm fascinated by women who exist outside of society's mores and values.

Liz Goldwyn

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We need a better way to talk about eating animals, a way that doesn't ignore or even just shruggingly accept things like habits, cravings, family and history but rather incorporates them into the conversation. The more they are allowed in, the more able we will be to follow our best instincts.

Jonathan Safran Foer

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I was really bored, pretty antisocial, and not much of a joiner, and people thought that was a problem. I hated high school. In a way, it was good... I think, for a writer, it's good to be comfortable with being on the outside.

Deborah Ellis

GoodSchoolPeopleThinkThought

I want to attract the best people into teaching.

Chuck Schumer

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I own a home in Sweden, I rent in both Los Angeles and in Britain, and I'm constantly travelling.

Britt Ekland

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Some people hate the sight of me as soon as they see me on television. They loathe the look of me, and I accept that from the days of variety. I would walk on and some people would open a newspaper and think, 'He's first on, so he can't be any good.' I accept that.

Bruce Forsyth

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I actually don't feel famous.

Anwar Robinson

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I can't write every day. I have to skip a day in between. If I try to do it every day, nothing comes.

William Sleator

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