Imagine
this: 7000 years [have] gone by. We take a filmcrew
to Helm's Deep... it's now looking a little older, but still impresses as a
mighty fortress. The Art Dep[artmen]t [goes] to work, patching
up holes and removing tourist signs. The current owner strikes a hard bargain,
but New Line money finally gets us permission to film there for 6 weeks. Rohan heraldry is studied and faithfully reproduced. Theoden's original saddle is in a museum - far too valuable
to use in the movie, but an exact copy is made. Archeological expeditions have
unearthed an incredibly preserved mummified Uruk-hai
carcass. We make exact prothestic copies of these
vicious killers... use CG to give us a 10,000 strong army. We have cast actors
who look like Aragorn and Theoden. In an amazing
casting coup, Legolas has agreed to return from Valinor with Gimli to recreate
their part in this cinematic retelling of the events at the end of the Third
Age. They stand on the battlements of the Deeping
Wall, wind blowing in their hair, leading a group of extras proudly portraying
the brave garrison of Rohan soldiers... Uruk drums roll up the valley... huge lighting rigs flash
simulated lightning... rain towers send gallons of water into the air... on an
assistant director's signal, twenty 35mm cameras start rolling
simultaneously... the battle of Helm's Deep is about to be captured on film.
Peter Jackson, Director in an interview
(spelling corrected, slightly edited - ellipses his)
It
is not the function of our Government to keep the citizen from falling into
error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the Government from falling
into error.
Justice
Robert Houghwout Jackson (1892-1954)
American
Communications Association v. Douds, 339
It's okay to let yourself go, as long as you can get yourself
back.
Mick Jagger
Although I can
accept talking scarecrows, lions, and great wizards of emerald cities, I find
it hard to believe there is no paperwork involved when your house lands on a
witch.
Dave James
A
great many people think they are thinking, when they are merely rearranging
their prejudices.
William James (1842-1910) American psychologist and philosopher
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings
can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
William James (1842-1910) American psychologist and philosopher
Man, biologically considered,
and whatever else he may be into the bargain, is the most formidable of all
beasts of prey, and, indeed, the only one that preys systematically on his own
species.
William James (1842-1910)
American psychologist and philosopher
Memories and Studies (1911).
Remarks at the Peace Banquet (Universal Peace Congress, held in Boston in
1904)
We
are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and
a bad one is the choice of the cause.
William James (1842-1910) American psychologist and philosopher
I am not sure how
many “sins” I would recognize in the world. Some would surely be defused by
changed circumstances. But I can imagine none that is more irredeemably sinful
than the betrayal, the exploitation, of the young by those who should care for
them.
Elizabeth Janeway
One of the most
obvious facts about grownups to a child is that they have forgotten what it is
like to be a child.
Randall
Jarrell
The world needs anger. The
world often continues to allow evil because it isn’t angry enough.
Bede Jarrett
Do
not fear your enemies. The worst they can do is kill
you. Do not fear friends. At worst, they may betray you. Fear those who do not
care; they neither kill nor betray, but betrayal and murder exists because of
their silent consent.
Bruno Jasienski (1901-1941?)
Polish author [Bruno Yasensky]
The
wild God of the world is sometimes merciful to those
That ask mercy, not often to the arrogant.
John Robinson
Jeffers (1887-1962) American poet "Hurt Hawks"
The strongest
reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last
resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Thomas Jefferson
Fan fiction is
the way of the culture repairing the damage done in a system where contemporary
myths are owned by corporations instead of owned by the folk.
Henry Jenkins-Director of Media Studies, Massachussetts Institute of Technology
It is always a good policy to
speak the truth -- unless you happen to be an exceptionally good liar.
Jerome K Jerome
We
love peace, but not peace at any price. There is a peace more destructive of
the manhood of living man, than war is destructive to his body. Chains are
worse than bayonets.
Douglas
Jerrold (1803-1857) English playwright and
humorist
Walk
away from it until you're stronger. All your problems will be there when you
get back, but you'll be better able to cope.
Lady Bird
Johnson (b. 1912) American First Lady,
beautification activist
I
have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy.
First, let her think she's having her way. And second, let her have it.
Lyndon Baines
Johnson (1908-1973)
I'd
rather give my life than be afraid to give it.
Lyndon Baines
Johnson (1908-1973)
The
vanity of being trusted with a secret is generally one of the chief motives to
disclose it.
Dr. Samuel
Johnson (1709-1784) English writer,
lexicographer, critic
The
truth will set you free. But before it does, it will make you angry.
Jerry Joiner (contemp.)
And it should be
the law: If you use the word `paradigm’ without knowing what the dictionary says
it means, you go to jail. No exceptions.
David Jones
The
most efficient labor-saving device is still money.
Franklin P.
Jones (1881-1960) American journalist
There is not enough magic in a bloodline to forge an instant,
irrevocable bond.
James Earl Jones (b. 1931)
American actor
During my second
year of nursing school our professor gave us a quiz. I breezed through the
questions until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who
cleans the school?” Surely this was a joke. I had seen the cleaning woman
several times, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the
last question blank. Before the class ended, one student asked if the last
question would count toward our grade. “Absolutely,” the professor said. “In your
careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your
attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say hello.” I’ve never
forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.
Joann C.
Jones
There
was nothing funny about what Christ said and what's funny really is the fact
that Christ said all these really good things about Love Thy Neighbor and
everything, and then for the next two thousand years people are killing each
other and torturing each other because they can't quite decide how he said it.
Terry Jones (b. 1942) English comic Aspen Comedy Festival
(1998)
SARAH: That's not fair!
JARETH: You keep saying that. I wonder what your basis for
comparison is?
Terry Jones (b. 1942) English comic Labyrinth (with Dennis Lee and Jim Henson) (1986)
Do
you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's
cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth
fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if
you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
Erica Jong (b. 1942)
American writer, poet
When young lips
have drunk deep of the bitter waters of hate, suspicion, and despair, all the
love in the world will not wholly take away that knowledge.
Dorothy Jongward
A mother is a
person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly
announces she never did care for pie.
Tenneva
Hear me, my
chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I
will fight no more forever.
Chief Joseph, Nez Perce surrender speech, 1877
Children
have more need of models than of critics.
Joseph Joubert (1754-1824)
French moralist Pensees (also
attrib. Carolyn Coats)
My whole life’s
been, “Jett stole some horses, Jett torched a building, Jett killed the
neighbors”...my parents were so proud.
Joxer, Xena (T.V. show)
He
said not, "thou shalt not be troubled, thou shalt not be travailed, thou shalt not be diseased;" but He said, "Thou shalt not be overcome."
Juliana of
An understanding
heart is everything in a teacher, and cannot be esteemed highly enough. One
looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to
those who touched our human feeling. The curriculum is so much necessary raw
material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the
soul of the child.