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    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “Faërie contains many things besides elves and fays, and besides dwarfs, witches, trolls, giants, or dragons; it holds the seas, the sun, the moon, the sky; and the earth, and all things that are in it: tree and bird, water and stone, wine and bread, and ourselves, mortal men, when we are enchanted.”
    ― J.R.R. Tolkien, Tolkien On Fairy-stories
    tags: fairy, fairy-tale
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    Allen Saunders
    “Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.”
    ― Allen Saunders
    tags: fate, life, misattributed-john-lennon, planning, plans
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    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “All that is gold does not glitter,
    Not all those who wander are lost;
    The old that is strong does not wither,
    Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

    From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
    A light from the shadows shall spring;
    Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
    The crownless again shall be king.”
    ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
    tags: frost, glitter, gold, lost, poetry, roots, strength, strong, wander, wither
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    Steve Martin
    “A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
    ― Steve Martin
    tags: humor, obvious, simile
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    Theodore Roosevelt
    “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.”
    ― Theodore Roosevelt
    tags: diplomacy, hurt, preparedness, presidential
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    Theodore Roosevelt
    “If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.”
    ― Theodore Roosevelt
    tags: personal-responsibility, self-empowerment
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    Theodore Roosevelt
    “A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.”
    ― Theodore Roosevelt
    tags: civic-duty, democracy, elections, voters
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    Ronald Reagan
    “You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans. ”
    ― Ronald Reagan
    tags: candy, character, dessert, food, jellybeans, snacks
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    Ronald Reagan
    “The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.”
    ― Ronald Reagan
    tags: government-programs, scope-of-government
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    Ronald Reagan
    “I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.”
    ― Ronald Reagan
    tags: growing-older, humor, napping, politics
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    Ronald Reagan
    “I've heard that hard work never killed anyone, but I say why take the chance?”
    ― Ronald Reagan
    tags: humor, laziness, sloth, work
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    Ronald Reagan
    “Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.”
    ― Ronald Reagan
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    Ronald Reagan
    “Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his.”
    ― Ronald Reagan
    tags: definitions, depression, recession, slogan
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    Ronald Reagan
    “We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much.”
    ― Ronald Reagan
    tags: deficit-spending, fiscal-policy, national-debt, political-philosophy, scope-of-government
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    Ronald Reagan
    “Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver 5 minutes longer.”
    ― Ronald Reagan
    tags: bravery, heroes
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    Ronald Reagan
    “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
    ― Ronald Reagan
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    Ronald Reagan
    “Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.' And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.”
    ― Ronald Reagan
    tags: growing-old
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    Ronald Reagan
    “Since I came to the White House, I've gotten two hearing aids, had a colon operation, a prostate operation, skin cancer, and I've been shot...damn thing is, I've never felt better.”
    ― Ronald Reagan, Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches
    tags: humor, operation
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    Ronald Reagan
    “Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement. ”
    ― Ronald Reagan
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    Ronald Reagan
    “I heard one presidential candidate say that what this country needed was a president for the nineties. I was set to run again. I thought he said a president IN his nineties.”
    ― Ronald Reagan, Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches
    tags: humor, nineties, president
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