Ahmed Mokhtar

“It is said that the skill of the Dwarves is in their hands rather than in their tongues,’ she said; ‘yet that is not true of Gimli. For none have ever made to me a request so bold and yet so courteous. And how shall I refuse, since I commanded him to speak? But tell me, what would you do with such a gift?’
‘Treasure it, Lady,’ he answered, ‘in memory of your words to me at our first meeting. And if ever I return to the smithies of my home, it shall be set in imperishable crystal to be an heirloom of my house, and a pledge of good will between the Mountain and the Wood until the end of days.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“Laugh loudly, laugh often, and most important, laugh at yourself.”
― Chelsea Handler, Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me

“I swear to protect the weak and helpless.
I swear to love and protect my homeland.
I swear to fight our enemies to the death.
I swear that I will never lie and will always be true to my word.
I swear to be forthright and generous to all.
I swear to always fight for good, justice and freedom.”
― A knight's oath

“Worry is like a rocking chair-it keeps you busy but gets you nowhere.”
― Katie Dale, Someone Else's Life