#rings

Suddenly Faramir stirred, and he opened his eyes, and he looked on Aragorn who bent over him; and a light of knowledge and love was kindled in his eyes, and he spoke softly. 'My lord, you called me. I come. What does the king command? ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#faramir #lord-of-the-rings #middle-earth #tolkien #love

No onslaught more fierce was ever seen in the savage world of beasts, where some desperate small creature armed with little teeth, alone, will spring upon a tower of horn and hide that stands above its fallen mate. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#lord-of-the-rings #middle-earth #sam #tolkien #true-love

Collaboration is much like a birth. The song that springs forth resembles each one of us to a degree, but it's the kind of thing that would never be born from just one of us sitting down with a guitar. ↗

— Grant-Lee Phillips

#born #collaboration #degree #down #each

Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing. ↗

— Michael Porter

#change #confusing #hand #opportunities #other

I had the lunchbox that cleared the cafeteria. I was very unpopular in the early grades. Because I hung out with my grandfather, I started to bring my lunchbox with sardine sandwiches and calamari that I would eat off my fingers like rings. I was also always reeking of garlic. ↗

— Rachael Ray

#always #because #bring #cleared #early

Too many of my Senate colleagues overdid it. They stayed on too long - napping through committee hearings when they should have packed up and gone home. ↗

— Leverett Saltonstall

#committee #gone #hearings #home #long

From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own. ↗

— Carl Schurz

#blow #cannot #dangerous #highest #identity

I always seem to find myself fighting the law of equilibrium - the great leveling force that brings things to the mean and takes the 'cartoonishness' out of life. Perhaps I am doing a very unnatural thing... If Einstein were still alive I would ask him about it. ↗

— Jane Siberry

#alive #always #am #ask #brings

If by chance some day you're not feeling well and you should remember some silly thing I've said or done and it brings back a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart, then my purpose as your clown has been fulfilled. ↗

— Red Skelton

#been #brings #chance #chuckle #clown

They said their sufferings were great on the passage, and several of their number had died. ↗

— Lewis Tappan

#great #had #number #passage #said