A. A. Milne Quotes

A clever conjurer is welcome anywhere, and those of us whose powers of entertainment are limited to the setting of booby-traps or the arranging of apple-pie beds must view with envy the much greater tribute of laughter and applause which is the lot of the prestidigitator with some natural gift for legerdemain.

A. A. Milne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: January 18, 1882 - January 31, 1956

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Being the only writer on a successful show is very rewarding.

Steven Moffat

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Growing up in Buffalo, I saw shuttered factories that once housed thousands of steel manufacturing jobs. I remember the hollowing-out of the middle class in our community. I witnessed hope turn to hardship as a once-thriving city reckoned with a fast-changing world.

Tom Perez

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Jimi was a good guy 'til he got into drugs. That's the way it is. I just tell it like it is.

Dick Dale

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For me, when I was a kid, volunteering was the last thing I was thinking about. When I see kids doing it now, it amazes me. It's very impressive, it gives them something productive to do as opposed to getting in trouble. For them to take time out at such a young age is remarkable. I think all kids should take a little time out to volunteer.

Derek Jeter

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I don't think anyone chooses the decathlon as much as it chooses you.

Bryan Clay

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I auditioned for Julliard because I wanted to live in New York, and I wanted to be on Broadway at the time. Julliard seemed like right way to get there.

Audra McDonald

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Love can be put off, never abandoned.

Sextus Propertius

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When I was fifteen, my father gave me a first edition copy of Ray Bradbury's magnificent work, 'The Martian Chronicles.' I had read other science fiction by noted authors, but this book was something else altogether.

Thomas Steinbeck

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I am humbled by the encouragement of my supporters and the depth of their faith and confidence in me.

Todd Wilcox

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I'll be seen as eccentric, like Vic Reeves or Spike Milligan, which would be amazing. But I suppose I'm in this weird transitional period between having some success doing weird stuff and not being eccentric yet. I'm in limbo.

Noel Fielding

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Brock Lesnar's stand-up sucks. He doesn't have a chin. Brock has got to take him to the ground, because Mark Hunt will knock him back to pro wrestling if he hits him.

Ken Shamrock

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I attract a different kind of boy when my hair's red. I get more quality men - like a more thoughtful, nerdy dude.

Kirsten Dunst

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