A. A. Milne Quotes
Always watch where you are going. Otherwise, you may step on a piece of the Forest that was left out by mistake.
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I can't change everything by myself but I can be one of the people who are trying to change the situation.
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One of the big things I've learned is that there's an advantage to regular low-intensity activity.
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It's never as easy to keep your own spouse happy as it is to make someone else's spouse happy.
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I live in a Mobile Home - I've never had a house, except once; I rented a log cabin.
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When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on.
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All the terrorists are basically migrants.
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Today more than 20,000 communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. More than 90 insurance companies sell and service flood service insurance. There are more than four million policies covering the total of $800 billion.
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Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.
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The first time you meet someone, the conversation is sort of on life support. You're just trying to live another moment in the life of the conversation.
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That's one of the lucky things about getting the success later on. I know how I want to dress, I know what kind of house I want to live in, I just know more about myself, and that's true about the roles I want to play and what parts of myself I want to express. You're just more in touch with yourself.
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You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do not apply.
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Kitchens are so important. They're the heart of everything.
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If you want to learn about America, watch 'The Wire.' It's a profound piece of entertainment.
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When you're bad in the NBA, you're in the lottery. When you're great in college, you get multiple lottery picks.
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If a guy is skilled at anything, that's attractive. There's something very primal about that and, sure, it can be as simple as figuring out the tip quickly. It's really cool when a guy tips 20 percent quickly and effortlessly so that when the check comes, he opens it and signs his name and done.
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Being a recognised face has its problems. I miss the freedom to go anywhere I want to.
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I feel like I've been the star of my own show for a while now. I was always putting on shows as a kid, and obviously, my household was really creative.
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Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.
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I like pushing the envelope. I like pushing myself and the audience, whether it's a TV show or live. I like to throw people over the edge of the cliff and scare the wits out of them, but then pull them back and make them safe.
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I have always wanted to be a gardener, and I love the time I spend in my garden.
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Today's Real Man is probably closest to Spencer Tracy or Gary Cooper in spirit; he realizes that while birds, flowers, poetry, and small children do not add to the quality of life in quite the same manner as a Super Bowl and six-pack of Budweiser, he's learned to appreciate them anyway.
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I think, traditionally, when the federal government has gathered statistics, it's been done in silos, so every agency really focuses on the statistics that are important to agency.
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With gamblers, it's never enough. You keep thinking on a conscious level that the prize is whatever the pot is. In poker, you may have a certain goal for the day. But the truth is, as soon as you win, more often than not the first thing that comes to mind is: If I'd bet more, I would have won more.
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Always watch where you are going. Otherwise, you may step on a piece of the Forest that was left out by mistake.
