Quotes of the Week - Oct 5, 2008:
"The reality is we're in an urgent situation and the consequences
will get bigger each day we do not act." -- US President George Bush,
on efforts to resurrect the $700 billion financial rescue package aimed
at stabilizing financial markets.
"Sixty-seven percent of the Republican Conference decided to put
political ideology ahead of the best interest of our great nation."
-- U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn, a Democrat from South Carolina,
after the House voted against the $700-billion bailout package.
"I go three, maybe four times a year to get tested for sexually transmitted
infections and most of the time I don't even need to." -- Singer
and TV presenter Kelly Osborne.
Authors:
A. A. Milne Quotes, Famous A. A. Milne Quotes, Quotations, Poems
It
is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult
words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?" A. A. Milne Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by
A. A. Milne
It's
always useful to know where a friend-and-relation is, whether
you want him or whether you don't. A. A. Milne Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by
A. A. Milne
It's
so much more friendly with two. A. A. Milne Piglet, Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired
by A. A. Milne
Just
because an animal is large, it doesn't mean he doesn't want
kindness; however big Tigger seems to be, remember that he wants
as much kindness as Roo. A. A. Milne Roo, Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired
by A. A. Milne
Little
boy kneels at the foot of the bed,
Droops on the little hands little gold head,
Hush! Hush! Whisper who dares!
Christopher Robin is saying his prayers. A. A. Milne Vespers
My
spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the
letters get in the wrong places. A. A. Milne Winnie the Pooh
One
of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly
making exciting discoveries. A. A. Milne
Owl
hasn't exactly got Brain, but he Knows Things. A. A. Milne Winnie the Pooh
People
who don't Think probably don't have Brains; rather, they have
gray fluff that's blown into their heads by mistake. A. A. Milne Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by
A. A. Milne
"Pooh,
promise me you won't forget about me, ever. Not even when I
am a hundred."
Pooh thought for a little.
"How old shall I be then?"
"Ninety-nine."
Pooh nodded. "I promise," he said. A. A. Milne House at Pooh