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A. A. Milne Quotes

I gave up writing children's books. I wanted to escape from them as I had once wanted to escape from 'Punch': as I have always wanted to escape. In vain.

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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Children Writing Escape Always Up

Sometimes I get intimidated by people, intellectuals, because I don't have a great education. The only thing I feel helps me compete with all these people, people with degrees from Harvard, that you're thrown in with and have to work with, is that I'm grounded.

Andie MacDowell

Work Education Great People Me You

Say to all small and great, and that often, that fully, quickly and willingly, without grumbling and contradiction, they do all your commands that are not against God.

Robert Grosseteste

God Great Small Say Without Against

It wasn't a decision to become a writer. I wanted to become a writer of crime fiction. I was very specific.

Michael Connelly

Decision Crime Become Fiction Writer

Sometimes if you can tell one personal story with a lot of sincerity, it can become a universal story.

Rithy Panh

Story You Sometimes Personal Become

I am going to support Ola.

Masayoshi Son

I Am Support Going Am

Our goal is to build laboratories that will have the mission of a cGMP product at a reduced cost.

Liz Parrish

Mission Goal Product Build Will Our

Most of us seem to be buried under our own possessions, and it seems to be getting worse.

Jonathan Miles

Possessions Own Seem Us Seems Worse

It's in responsibility that most people find the meaning that sustains them through life. It's not in happiness. It's not in impulsive pleasure.

Jordan Peterson

Life Happiness Responsibility People

People have asked me why are Australians and Brits so good at American accents, and it's quite simple. We grew up listening to the American sound on our TV. That's why American actors have a hard time with foreign accents.

Dominic Purcell

Good Time Simple People Me American

I'm from the East Coast, and so therefore, the Pacific Northwest forest is very exotic land to me.

Debra Granik

Me Forest Land Exotic Northwest

As soon as I would say I'm from Boston, people would just say, 'Naaaah!'

Clinton Sparks

People Say Boston Just Would Soon

I know I can get laughs anywhere, in front of any crowd, if I'm given the chance.

Bobby Lee

Chance I Can Know Crowd Get Front