A. A. Milne Quotes
A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.
Quotes to Explore
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I haven't found it to be particularly enjoyable... ninety percent of the time when I go on dates, I'm thinking, 'I could be reading my book instead.'
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Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.
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I didn't get here for my acting... but I love show business.
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The real problem at the moment is that the banks - because of their existing culture, which is frankly anti-business, obsession with short-term trading profits, not focusing on the long term - are throttling the recovery of British industry.
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If people like you, they'll listen to you, but if they trust you, they'll do business with you.
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At some point, you decide to take something you really like and turn it into a business you love.
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Just watching Jack Lemmon made me want to get into this business.
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I try not to get involved in the business of prediction. It's a quick way to look like an idiot.
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Out of the 72 kids that I went to high school with, I still talk to 25 of them on a fairly regular basis. Seven of my classmates live in L.A., and five of them are in the entertainment business, and we constantly talk and play fantasy football together.
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All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.
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Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
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What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.
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Philanthropy is often seen as society's risk capital. That means the onus is on philanthropists, nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs to innovate. But philanthropic innovation is not just about creating something new. It also means applying new thinking to old problems, processes and systems.
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Ukrainian business must really embrace global competition. We need to understand that competition for resources and clients is not with competitors from across the street or from another city, but with millions of businesses around the world.
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Most of the time, I don't really give people a chance. I have a wall up. I'm always protecting who I am. Thinking about my brand. I make it hard on people. Sometimes, it's a good thing. Sometimes, it's a bad thing.
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The other day I was thinking - because I get a lot of headaches - I was wondering whether the head should be where it is. Because, at the end of the day, it's probably the heaviest part of your body, right? And yet it's at the top as opposed to, I don't, dangling at the bottom somewhere.
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Business as usual will not be accepted by any part of this city.
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Now in business we do a cost benefit analysis before we make policy changes. Washington should as well.
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Anybody who says they don't want to be seen on a show which has millions of people watching it at one time when they're in the business of selling records is a bit silly.
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More than my questions about the efficacy of social actions were my questions about my own motives. Do i want social justice for the oppressed or do i jusy want to be known as a socially active person? I spend 95 percent of my time thinking about myself anyway. I dont have to watch the evening news to see the world is bad, i only have to look at myself. I am not brow beating here, i am only saying that true charge , true living giving, God honoring change would have to start with the individual. I was the very problem i had been protesting. I wanted to make a sign that read “I am the problem.
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I wanted to be a dramatic actress. Life doesn't go the way you think it's going to go.
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The true end of tragedy is to purify the passions.
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When I sit down to begin penciling a page, most of the hard work for me is done. I can concentrate solely on my art from that point on, which is the fun part!
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A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.
