A. A. Milne
A. A. Milne
Alan Alexander "A. A." Milnewas an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various poems. Milne was a noted writer, primarily as a playwright, before the huge success of Pooh overshadowed all his previous work. Milne served in both World Wars, joining the British Army in World War I, and was a captain of the British Home Guard in World War II...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth18 January 1882
CityHampstead, England
Bouncy trouncy flouncy pouncy fun fun fun fun fun. The most wonderful thing about tiggers is I'm the only one!
Bores can be divided into two classes; those who have their own particular subject, and those who do not need a subject.
It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?
They're funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you're having them.
Life is so much friendlier with two.
A pekingeese is not a pet dog; he is an undersized lion.
Oh Tigger, where are your manners?" "I don’t know, but I bet they’re having more fun than I am.
The difficulty in the way of writing a children's play is that Barrie was born too soon. Many people must have felt the same about Shakespeare. We who came later have no chance. What fun to have been Adam, and to have had the whole world of plots and jokes and stories at one's disposal.
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
Well, I think first of all, probably the most fundamental thing is that we are a mixed-signal analog semiconductor company, which, along with some of the other well-known names in the industry, enjoys very good economics.
We know no one has expected us to do what we've done. We know we're the underdogs. But I think that's why we've been playing so well. There is no pressure on our team. They're just going out and having fun and enjoying themselves.
Wolfson specializes in this particular area. We focus only on the analogue and mixed signal area; we don't do the stand alone digital technology.
There could be a continued lifting in bank stocks and that's a flight to quality. I think you will continue to see people going to the higher-quality, dividend-paying stocks, where they can get the yield that satisfies them.
After the down day yesterday, obviously resource prices will be the deciding factor. Gold is off again this morning, so you could see some weakness there.