"Great heart will not be denied...." - Quote by J R R Tolkien

“Don't put a lump of rock under my elbow again!”

“All the same, I should like it all plain and clear," said he obstinately, putting on his business manner (usually reserved for people who tried to borrow money off him), and doing his best to appear wise and prudent and professional and live up to Gandalf's recommendation. "Also I should like to know about risks, out-of-pocket expenses, time required and remuneration, and so forth"--by which he meant: "What am I going to get out of it ? and am I going to come back alive?”

“Creative fantasy, because it is mainly trying to do something else ... may open your hoard and let all the locked things fly away like cage-birds.”

“Satyagraha does not depend on outside help, it derives all its strength from within.”

“We must have a pure, honest, and warm-hearted motivation, and on top of that, determination, optimism, hope, and the ability not to be discouraged. The whole of humanity depends on this motivation.”

“I used to think as I looked out on the Hollywood night, 'There must be thousands of girls sitting alone like me dreaming of being a movie star.' But I'm not going to worry about them. I'm dreaming the hardest.”

“What would I do if I wasn't afraid?”

“Few men are brave by nature, but good discipline and experience make many so.”

“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.”