Alan Alexander Milne Quotes Alan Alexander Milne Don't underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the thing you can't hear, and not bothering. Doing Listening Nothing Thing Value You
Is 'The Wind in the Willows' a children's book? Is 'Alice in Wonderland?' Is 'Treasure Island?' These are masterpieces which we read with pleasure as children, but with how much more pleasure when we are grown-up. Alan Alexander Milne
You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes. Alan Alexander Milne
War is something of man's own fostering, and if all mankind renounces it, then it is no longer there. Alan Alexander Milne
The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking. Alan Alexander Milne
The Old Testament is responsible for more atheism, agnosticism, disbelief – call it what you will – than any book ever written. It has emptied more churches than all the counter-attractions of cinema, motor-bicycle and golf course. Alan Alexander Milne
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. Alan Alexander Milne
If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you. Alan Alexander Milne
It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words, like 'What about lunch?' Alan Alexander Milne
I faced quite a few challenging times, and in front of those, I was more positive than some people not facing those conditions. I'm actually of the belief now that it is that struggle that offers you that open-hearted hope. K'naan
'She's Dynamite' was a 100 years ago, and I recorded that song because the company thought that it was a great song and it was hot. That was the beginning of rock n' roll, and I guess they thought it would be a BB King version of rock n' roll. B. B King
One can truly enjoy his or her life only while experiencing it, and it is inevitably related to a certain level of risk. Vladimir Putin
We were talking about really getting Europe on its feet. It was our hope that there would be a breakdown of trade barriers in Europe first, and then eventually a breakdown internationally, which would help increase trade with Europe. W. Averell Harriman
I've been very happy with Orbit and am thrilled that they're giving me more chances to explore my creative visions. Nora K. Jemisin