#rings

The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness. ↗

— Aristotle

#because #brings #evil #fear #generality

Lord of the Rings is a good thing for us because it opened the door for the genre in general. Le Guin's stories are very different from Lord of the Rings. ↗

— Shawn Ashmore

#because #different #door #general #genre

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

#binds #brings #fate #heart #love

Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#brings #lies #opinion #substance #sufficient

A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

#down #family #idea #interesting #interesting idea

I would like to have the original ending to my Lord of the Rings instead of the one they released. In my original cut I had the victory at Helm's Deep as the final sequence. ↗

— Ralph Bakshi

#deep #ending #final #had #helm

Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work. ↗

— Ralph Bakshi

#doing #else #i #interested #lord

I'm the interpreter. I'm the one who takes your words and brings them to life. I was trained to sing and dance and laugh, and that's what I want to do. ↗

— Aaliyah

#dance #i #interpreter #laugh #life

The science of the mind can only have for its proper goal the understanding of human nature by every human being, and through its use, brings peace to every human soul. ↗

— Alfred Adler

#brings #every #goal #human #human being

Dune is the bestselling science fiction book of all time. It's something you really need to read in your lifetime. If you're going to read The Lord of the Rings, which everyone should, then you have to read Dune, too. ↗

— Kevin J. Anderson

#dune #everyone #fiction #going #lifetime