Dwarves Quotes - Page 2

• Snub end of a dismal year,
  deep in the dwarf orchard,
  The sky with its undercoat of blackwash and point stars,
  I stand in the dark and answer to
  My life, this shirt I want to take off,
  which is on fire . . .

  Charles Wright

  Stars, Dark, Fire

  Charles Wright (2014). “Negative Blue: Selected Later Poems”, p.4, Macmillan

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• The momentum of Asia's economic development is already generating massive pressures for the exploration and exploitation of new sources of energy and the Central Asian region and the Caspian Sea basin are known to contain reserves of natural gas and oil that dwarf those of Kuwait, the Gulf of Mexico, or the North Sea.

  Zbigniew Brzezinski

  Sea, Kuwait, Oil

  Zbigniew Brzezinski (2007). “The Grand Chessboard”, p.120, Basic Books

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• He was as noble and fair in face as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves, and as kind as summer.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Summer, Wise, Strong

  J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Hobbit”, p.33, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• If we could ever competitively, at a cheap rate, get fresh water from saltwater, ..(this) would be in the long-range interests of humanity which could really dwarf any other scientific accomplishments.

  John F. Kennedy

  Long, Accomplishment, Water

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• And no-one has ever questioned the courage of the Dwarves.

  Markus Heitz

  Markus Heitz (2010). “The Dwarves”, Hachette UK

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• I was just fighting dwarves then hit my knee really hard.

  Kristen Stewart

  Fighting, Knees, Hard

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• This senior-junior, giant-dwarf, Dan Cupid;
  Regent of love-rhymes, lord of folded arms,
  The anointed sovereign of sighs and groans,
  Liege of all loiterers and malcontents.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Senior, Arms

  'Love's Labour's Lost' (1595) act 3, sc. 1, l. [189]

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• The new century will see changes that will dwarf those of the last.

  H. G. Wells

  Change, Lasts, Century

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• You cannot strengthen one by weakening another; and you cannot add to the stature of a dwarf by cutting off the leg of a giant.

  Benjamin Franklin Fairless

  Cutting, Giants, Add

  Benjamin Franklin Fairless (1950). “Business, Big and Small, Built America: Statement Before the Subcommittee on the Study of Monopoly Power of the House Committee on the Judiciary, Washington, D.C., April 26-28, 1950”

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• If you want to be called a dwarf you must be in immediate possession of a battle axe cause otherwise your just a midget with an attitude.

  Ralphie May

  Attitude, Battle, Want

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• The one resolution, which was in my mind long before it took the form of a resolution, is the key-note of my life. It is this, always to regard as mere impertinences of fate the handicaps which were placed upon my life almost at the beginning. I resolved that they should not crush or dwarf my soul, but rather be made to blossom, like Aaron's rod, with flowers.

  Helen Keller

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• He imagines Owens' body dotted with saltwater reservoirs just below the skin. An entire wetland, populated with tiny fish and birds, thriving in his agitation. A species of dwarf crocodile lazing beside an artery.

  Lisa Ling

  Bird, Skins, Agitation

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• Memory is not what the heart desires. That is only a mirror, be it clear as Kheled-zaram. Or so says the heart of Gimli the Dwarf.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Memories, Heart, Mirrors

  J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.267, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• A dwarf can stand on a mountain, he's no taller.

  Seneca the Younger

  Climbing, Mountain, Dwarfs

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• For the rest, they shall represent the other Free Peoples of the World: Elves, Dwarves, and Men, Legolas shall be for the Elves; and Gimli son of Gloin for the Dwarves. They are willing to go at least to the passes of the Mountains, and maybe beyond. For Men you shall have Aragorn son of Arathorn, for the Ring of Isildur concerns him closely.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Son, Men, Mountain

  "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring". Book by J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954.

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• Equality does not mean that all plants must grow to the same height - a society of tall grass and dwarf trees, a jostle of conflicting jealousies. It means, in civic terms, an equal outlet for all talents; in political terms, that all votes will carry the same weight; and in religious terms that all beliefs will enjoy equal rights.

  Victor Hugo

  Religious, Mean, Rights

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• "We will make such a chase as shall be accounted a marvel among the Three Kindreds: Elves, Dwarves and Men. Forth the Three Hunters!" Like a deer he sprang away. Through the trees he sped. On and on he led them, tireless and swift, now that his mind was at last made up. The woods about the lake they left behind. Long slopes they climbed, dark, hard-edged against the sky already red with sunset. They passed away, grey shadows in a stony land.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Sunset, Dark, Men

  J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Lord of the Rings: One Volume”, p.293, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Stunt dwarf or destroy the imagination of a child and you have taken away its chances of success in life. Imagination transforms the commonplace into the great and creates the new out of the old.

  L. Frank Baum

  Children, Taken, Imagination

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• Jon:'What are you doing up there? Why aren't you at the feast?' Tyrion: 'Too hot, too noisy, and I'd drunk too much wine', the dwarf told him. 'I learned long ago that it is considered rude to vomit on your brother.

  George R. R. Martin

  Brother, Wine, Long Ago

  George R.R. Martin (2012). “A Game of Thrones: The Story Continues Books 1-5: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire)”, p.82, HarperCollins UK

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• So you're six years old, you're reading 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarves,' and it becomes rapidly obvious that there are only two kinds of men in the world: dwarves and Prince Charmings. And the odds are seven to one against your finding the prince.

  Emily Levine

  Motivation, Inspiration, Reading

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• Strive for excellence in your calling, but as a subsidiary to this: Do not fail to enrich your whole capital as man. To be a giant, and not a dwarf in your profession, you must always be growing. The man that has ceased to go up intellectually has begun to go down.

  William Matthews

  Men, Excellence, Giants

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• Teens are not like the weird, dumb dwarves you have around your house. They are actually you when you were younger.

  Matthew Tobin Anderson

  House, Dumb, Teens

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• If the producer doesn't like you, consequently he reads the script with a very negative view. But I wouldn't preoccupy myself with that, I don't give a damn. You can be a hunchback and a dwarf and whatall.

  Rod Serling

  Damn You, Views, Giving

  Source: www.rodserling.com

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• Man is the dwarf of himself.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Men, Mankind, Dwarfs

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). “Essays and Lectures”, p.46, Library of America

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• The story of Mirror Mirror is in many ways a story about evolution. Its about the evolution of a child into an adult. Its about the evolution of those dwarves into something a little less rock-like, a little more humanoid. Its about the evolution of history, too, from the darkness of the Middle Ages into the light of the Age of Reason.

  Gregory Maguire

  Children, Mirrors, Light

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