"Arrow! Black arrow! I have saved you to the last. You have never failed me and I have always recovered you. I had you from my father and he from of old. If ever you came from the forges of the true king under the Mountain, go now and speed well!"

-- J. R. R. Tolkien

#Kings Quotes #Father Quotes #Arrows Quotes

“Going to a junkyard is a sobering experience. There you can see the ultimate destination of almost everything we desired.”

Source : Roger Von Oech (2001). “Whack on the Side of the Head”, Mjf Books
“How many lost souls do You need, Lord, to satisfy Your hunger? the hatter asked. God, in His infinite silence, looked at him without blinking.”
“When it comes to investing, my suggestion is to first understand your strengths and weaknesses, and then devise a simple strategy so that you can sleep at night!”
“Forget startup companies. The next frontier is startup countries.”
“My eccentricity became direction.”
“I'm an anorak. I've always been an obsessive collector of things. Richard Briers collects stamps. I collect cars and guns, which are much more expensive, and much more difficult to store.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Those who are able to climb up the ladder will find ways to pull it up after them, or selectively lower it down to allow their friends, allies, and kin to scramble up. In other words: 'Who says meritocracy says oligarchy.'”

Source : Chris Hayes (2012). “Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy”, p.57, Crown
“The universal basis of co-operation is the proportioning of benefits received to services rendered.”

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