"His head was swimming, and he was far from certain even of the direction they had been going in when he had his fall. He guessed as well as he could, and crawled along for a good way, till suddenly his hand met what felt like a tiny ring of cold metal lying on the floor of the tunnel. It was a turning point in his career, but he did not know it. He put the ring in his pocket almost without thinking; certainly it did not seem of any particular use at the moment."

-- J. R. R. Tolkien

#Lying Quotes #Fall Quotes #Swimming Quotes

“An appreciable number of directors have shifted to lower-cost films, allowing them to be satisfied with a more modest return.”
“You measure your people and you take action on those that don't measure up.”
“No gain in keeping, no loss in weeding out.”
“I'm not big into the caveman look like some guys are. But I think it's pretty awesome that guys are more attuned to themselves and making beards a part of their style.”

Source : Interview with Dave Golokhov, www.askmen.com.
“History never exactly repeats itself, but it does some rather good impressions.”

Source : Comparing the presidential styles of Richard Nixon and George W Bush. Quoted in Worse than Watergate (2004).
“I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is extraordinarily important is this - who will count the votes, and how.”
“One learns about painting by looking at and imitating other painters.”
“I didn't set out to become a leader, so I always come back to my first lesson - just do it. If you're the first one out there actively doing something to solve a problem then you'll naturally fall into a leadership role.”

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