A. A. Milne Quotes
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There was a report that used to come out back in those days, I don't know if it was the Gavin Report or something like that. And they said, no matter what McGuire comes out with next, we're not gonna play it.
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I don't know how many people have ever seen the National Guard break in somewhere, but they mean business.
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I feel like I grew up in the circus. I know planes, trains and automobiles. And really talented, weird people.
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I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.
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There's always going to be a little bit of autobiographical content to everything. It's how you lend some authority to what you write - you give it that weight by drawing on your direct experiences and indirect experiences from people that you know well, or a little.
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The only thing I want to say is, I know I'm not Einstein, but I'm not the queen of the imbeciles either.
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I met Arthur Ashe a few times. I know how important education was to him.
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I would love to do a period movie. I've always wanted to wear the corset, you know. It's a girl thing!
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You still think we can go out there, and we can all run the mile in four minutes, you know, your mind still thinks that, but then you go out and actually try to do it, it's kind of scary.
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One thing I hear a lot is, 'Dude, my mom loves your record,' or 'I got it for my dad for Christmas.' I'm essentially doing dad rock. Which is great, because I love Steely Dan, you know? Nothing wrong with dad rock!
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If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?
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I don't know why directors sign on to these projects and completely rewrite everything.
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You can't hate Britney Spears because, you know what, no matter what Britney Spears been doing, she's still on TV.
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My God, I don't know anyone who likes to accumulate their wealth more than the Europeans.
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I don't talk about success. I don't know what it is. Wait until I'm dead.
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Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.
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For me, the music dictates the melody. Give me a riff to sing over, you know?
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Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.
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The All-Wise Maker attaches hundreds of instances of wisdom to each of the beings in the palace of the universe and equips them to perform hundreds of duties. To all trees He bestows instances of wisdom to the number of its fruits and gives duties to the number of its flowers.
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You don't ever see a thriller with a spiritual backbone.
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But because their ancestors were men of righteousness, shall we consent to the abuses of their degenerate descendants? Because they did us a great good, would we be guilty if we prevented them from doing us evil?
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If you're actually being paid to be miserable, and to be as miserable as you can be, that's a very fortunate thing, if you're prone to occasional lapses of spirit.
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Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.
