J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

Wonder is involuntary praise.

I thank you in advance for the great round of applause I'm about to get.

There is nothing that compares to an unexpected round of applause.

My duty is to make probable the improbable. If I tell you how I did it, I will ruin your experience.

I want to surprise all the fans, all the people in MLS.

You never know what's going to happen in the draft. You just wait until your name gets called and then things happen.

I'm not the kind of guy who says 'wow' a lot.

Seeing all the people smiling and laughing and clapping for me... it's such a wonderful feeling.

I will never hope to walk into a room and be cheered.

It's always a surprise to me when someone comes up to me and appreciates my work. I have a very limited body of work, so I feel very lucky to have gathered such an audience. I'm very thankful to them. I'm extremely grateful to them for showing such love.

If you tell people what everything is before they have a chance to experience it, then I feel like it's a much different experience.

When it comes to awards and things like that - I don't know why - I just always sit in amazement and never really expect it.

The support from back home has been more than I ever expected. They always knew me as the lacrosse player or the girl playing field hockey. Now they're seeing me on national TV, and they've been so supportive.

I'm ecstatic: meeting Ranbir was like a dream come true for me, and to perform and be praised by him is like an icing on the cake. This memory, I would cherish for my entire life.

You try not to pay too much attention to the hype before the game, because you never know what's going to happen.

A gift shouldn't feel like homework.

My films are like Christmas: you can't wait to open it.

I remember getting notified that I won an award, and I gloated up a storm to my mother, and I was so obnoxious about it, but I said to her, 'Momma, I'm going to enjoy every moment of this because tomorrow, something bad is going to happen.'

It is always great when people take interest in your work.

It's very flattering to be praised for each of your efforts.

If people are noticing the hard work I'm doing, then that's a wonderful thing.

Awards are like a pat of appreciation from the jury and viewers. It is almost like them saying, 'So, you have done well; we expect you to carry on doing good work.'

We are always full of the types of people who retire or die. But they are never saying 'This guy is really unbelievable; we're alive to witness an exceptional performer.' I think we should recognise that while we are still racing.

When it comes to the awards and everything, and the press, the publicity, this is all icing on the cake to me.

You really should respect other people's work because work is hard-won.