Jrr Tolkien Adventure Quotes & Sayings

Time spent on preparation is seldom wasted. — Jeffrey Archer

Because there is a time for all things. My people, like you, believe in peace. But sometimes, the only way to have peace is to fight for it. (Zenobia) — Kinley MacGregor

Confounded, though immortal. But his doom, reserved him to more wrath; for now the thought both of lost happiness and lasting pain torments him. — John Milton

How unladylike of you to mention such a thing. — Melina Marchetta

Thinking: The world is. It just is. — Richard Flanagan

He had used it as the epigram to his 1967 book 'To Seek a Newer World,' and it expressed two pillars of his faith: that everyone has a duty to alleviate suffering, and that no one can live a fully happy life while surrounded by the unaddressed misery of others. — Thurston Clarke

A skeleton, even a walking one, is at least human; Death of a sort lurks inside every living creature. — Terry Pratchett

Our model of politics is one that it is inclusive of all members of the society; all should be represented. That is the nature of our democracy. — Colin Powell

Religion is but a desperate attempt to find an escape from the truly dreadful situation in which we find ourselves. Here we are in this wholly fantastic universe with scarcely a clue as to whether our existence has any real significance. No wonder then that many people feel the need for some belief that gives them a sense of security, and no wonder that they become very angry with people like me who say that this is illusory. — Fred Hoyle

When we started out, we were among the first. Beijing had no and Shanghai had very few large buildings. At that time, it was all about building, building, building - and then selling, selling, selling. We were working like a manufacturer. Soon, however, we realized that land was running out in Beijing and Shanghai. So we started keeping our buildings, and managing and renting them out. We became landowners. That was the second act. — Zhang Xin

I have become a housewife and there is no better job. — Celine Dion

Pastor Saeed Abedini is coming home. Held for three and a half years, his unyielding faith has inspired people around the world in the global fight to uphold freedom of religion. Now Pastor Abedini will return to his church and community in Idaho. — Barack Obama