Gandalf Balrog Quotes & Sayings

I'm planting a tree to teach me to gather strength from my deepest roots. — Andrea Koehle Jones

And he smote the Balrog upon the mountainside. — J.R.R. Tolkien

I've never had any intentions of taking a break (from boxing). — Sergio Martinez

The everlasting lure of round-the-corner, how fascinating it is. — Christopher Morley

Stevie Wonder used to come the ball games and they would have a guy sitting with him. And the guy would be holding on to his arm, telling him what's going on, and he would say, "Hey, the big chocolate guy just put down a thunder dunk. The chocolate guy with another monster dunk." And Stevie Wonder actually gave me the nickname Chocolate Thunder. — Darryl Dawkins

Gisela. She was beautiful and easy to talk to. And unlike Rainhilda, she didn't prattle on and on about things Valten didn't care or know anything about. She talked about horses-a subject he was quite comfortable with. And he always thought a love of horses was sign of gentleness and good character. — Melanie Dickerson

The history of all the world tells us that immoral means will ever intercept good ends. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The state's exclusive claim to violence to uphold its rule of law is, according to many, the very essence of statehood. For instance, in 1919, the eminent German sociologist Max Weber defined the state as "a human community that (successfully) claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory."6 This definition remains widely used today, and states that cannot maintain a monopoly of force and endure civil war or frequent violent crime are routinely described as "weak," "fragile," or "failed" states. — Sean McFate

It wasn't about who had dibs now or who was sitting next to whom in the cinema. The game had changed; or rather, it wasn't a game at all anymore. It was a matter of making it through the night, which is often harder than it sounds, and always a very individual business. — Amor Towles

If you have nothing to stir you up and rouse you to action, nothing which will test your resolution by its threats and hostilities; if you recline in unshaken comfort, it is not tranquillity; it is merely a flat calm. — Seneca.

I believe that we all have the potential to love any human being, and that just love who you wish and celebrate it the best you can. — Kathy Najimy

I tried to slip past her again, but she blocked my path and then stomped her foot down in front of me again, pretending like she was Gandalf and I was the balrog. — Ernest Cline

Hitler did not know it, but Arthur was on his way! — Arthur Charles Evans

If you have the power to help one person, you have the power to change the world. — Matshona Dhliwayo