J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

J. R. R. Tolkien

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LiveYouHimDragonOutLeave

The fear that ultimately leads to hate is something we need to change, and I want to do whatever I can to make the world a better place.

Matt Hardy

ChangeFearHateWorldBetterI Can

I refuse to go onstage without looking into the eyes and touching everyone I'm working with... we're all in it together, and everyone's an equal part when we're onstage.

Michael Arden

EyesTogetherLookingGoEqualPart

To be suspicious is not a fault. To be suspicious all the time without coming to a conclusion is the defect.

Lu Xun

TimeFaultWithoutComingConclusion

In my opinion, the Doha Round is the most important thing that we can do to reduce inequalities, create opportunities, and develop the poorest countries, face up to the struggle against terrorism and strengthen democracy.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

StruggleDemocracyOpinionFaceUp

My father was born in Amsterdam in a highly religious family. He was in Amsterdam, and he went into hiding right near where Anne Frank was. He was a theoretical physicist and the last Jew to get a Ph.D. in Amsterdam.

Josh Pais

FamilyFatherBornRightHidingGet

Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.

Jon Kabat-Zinn

AttentionHumanAwarenessUniversal

I always thought I should have been a better mother.

Donna Karan

MotherThoughtBetterAlwaysBeen

I play no instruments.

Clive Davis

PlayInstruments

I've lived in N.Y. and L.A. for many years, but I still gravitate to New Orleans - it's so unique and so European. There's nothing else like it in the country. It has its own music, its own food, its own style and its own way of life.

Bryan Batt

LifeMusicStyleFoodUniqueNew

My responsibility is to speak out on my own convictions.

Asa Hutchinson

ResponsibilitySpeakMy OwnOutOwn

Musharraf's government has a civilian face - there are still elections and assemblies - and he has come to believe his own propaganda that he really is a democrat.

Asma Jahangir

GovernmentBelieveFacePropaganda

Over the past two decades, we have clearly seen an erosion of ethical values.

Arthur Levitt

PastValuesOverClearlyEthical

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