A. A. Milne Quotes
It is impossible to win gracefully at chess. No man has yet said "Mate!" in a voice which failed to sound to his opponent bitter, boastful and malicious.
Quotes to Explore
-
Brave men do not gather by thousands to torture and murder a single individual, so gagged and bound he cannot make even feeble resistance or defense.
-
From my own internal fanboy perspective, there's nothing that I hate more than seeing a three minute trailer for a movie where I feel like it's shown me the entire movie.
-
She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer.
-
My Southern heritage is a big part of who I am. I grew up around people who seemed like characters but are actual, real people. My grandmother made sure I had manners and all that stuff.
-
I want a future where my children feel safe and appreciated and proud to be who they are. My heart is one with all the Arab Spring heroes, no matter how small they think their role is. I know they believe, like me, that we are working for a world whereby an Arab can live with the other in a respectful and dignified way.
-
My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.
-
I've always dreamed of having a large family.
-
I've never rejected the world I came from. To be rejected by it is horrible.
-
When you go back and really listen to the legendary rappers, this is timeless music. Guys like Biggie, guys like Pac, timeless music.
-
Part of me feels you can't say you were truly in love if it didn't last. If I end up getting married and having kids, that's when I'll know it's real - because it lasted.
-
PETA's campaign should be included in school curricula. If we can open children's hearts and minds to animals' needs, teach them to treat a dog or a chicken as if they feel fear and love and pain - as they do - then they will grow up to understand that we are all worthy of respect.
-
Antonio Damasio is a distinguished neuroscientist with a flair for writing about science and an enthusiasm for philosophizing.
-
Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity.
-
It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
-
Usually, when inspiration strikes late, the light of day reveals that I haven't gotten an idea for a book so much as a psychiatric case study.
-
I could hum Beatles songs before I could talk - not very well, but sort of.
-
On one hand, it seems like I've waited a long time for this.
-
We're becoming so much better at destigmatizing all sorts of things, including mental illness in 'Silver Linings.'
-
Whenever you find a man who says he does not believe in a real Right and Wrong, you will find the same man going back on this a moment later. He may break his promise to you, but if you try breaking one to him he will be complaining 'It's not fair' before you can say Jack Robinson.
-
We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing it. This is the reason why it is so difficult for any but natives to speak a language correctly or idiomatically.
-
Dont forget, I was the soft, pudgy kid in school that everyone made fun of.
-
It takes no genius to observe that a one-man band never gets very big
-
It is impossible to win gracefully at chess. No man has yet said "Mate!" in a voice which failed to sound to his opponent bitter, boastful and malicious.
