Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

A. A. Milne Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United Kingdom
  • Born: Jan 18, 1882
  • Died: Jan 31, 1956

Alan Alexander Milne was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various children's poems. Milne was a noted writer, primarily as a playwright, before the huge success of Pooh overshadowed all his previous work.

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. intelligence

Almost anyone can be an author the business is to collect money and fame from this state of being. business & money

Golf is so popular simply because it is the best game in the world at which to be bad. best

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. love

To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks. education

St. Patrick's Day March 17, 2025

There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 quotes from John Millington Synge

3 quotes from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 other views from William Butler Yeats

28 other views from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 quotes from Dave Barry

27 quotes from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 quotes from Winston Churchill

74 quotes from Winston Churchill