Tauriel: [Thranduil arrives at the top of Ravenhill to find Tauriel crying over Kili's body] They want to bury him. Thranduil: Yes. Tauriel: If this is love, I do not want it. Take it away, please. Why does it hurt so much? Thranduil: Because it was ...
Christianity is a battle not a dream.
My mediocrity is no secret; My battles with it are
Great battles can make great heroes and heroines.
My mother is still battling alcoholism.
The battle with the bottle is nothing so novel.
The Battle of Normandy was won on the beaches of Dieppe
Be selective in your battles...
I had a very public battle with anorexia.
The biggest battle is the war against ignorance.
The real battle starts now!
In America, we are engaged in constant battle with food.
Marriage, in life, is like a duel in the midst of a battle.
This battle for global talent is so important.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
The real battle for Christians today is not Armageddon, it is the battle for a sensible approach to that ancient library of books we call the Bible. The Bible was written by human beings, with all the longings, prejudices and illusions that character...
...legitimacy is based on three things. First of all, the people who are asked to obey authority have to feel like they have a voice--that if they speak up, they will be heard. Second, the law has to be predictable. There has to be a reasonable expec...
I held out a lead figurine of Hades—the little Mythomagic statue Nico had abandoned when he fled camp last winter. Nico hesitated. "I don’t play that game anymore. It’s for kids." "It’s got four thousand attack power," I coaxed. "Five thousan...
Poseidon raised his eyebrows as they shook hands. “Blowfish, did you say?” "Ah, no. Blofis, actually.” "Oh, I see,” Poseidon said. “A shame. I quite like blowfish. I am Poseidon.” "Poseidon? That’s an interesting name.” "Yes, I like i...
There is a philosophy that says that if something is unobservable -- unobservable in principle -- it is not part of science. If there is no way to falsify or confirm a hypothesis, it belongs to the realm of metaphysical speculation, together with ast...
UN studies conducted in more than forty developing countries show that the birth rate falls as women gain equality... I believe income-earning opportunities that empower poor women ... will have more impact on curbing population growth that the curre...
