"There is very little you can beat into……" — Astrid Lindgren
"There is very little you can beat into a child, but no limit to what you can hug out of it."
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24 Quotes by Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Lindgren has 24 quotes on this site.
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If I have brightened up one single sad childhood, then I have at least accomplished something in my life.
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If I have managed to brighten up even one gloomy childhood – then I’m satisfied.
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What should a good children’s book be like? If you ask me, I can tell you after thinking long and…
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And so I write the way I myself would like the book to be – if I were a child.…
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Everything great that ever happened in this world happened first in somebody’s imagination.
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What the world of tomorrow will be like is greatly dependent on the power of imagination in those who are…
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I have noticed several times that people don't think I know how to behave even when I'm trying as hard…
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I don't mind dying, I'll gladly do that, but not right now, I need to clean the house first.
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I have been very interested in labor movement. If I could have wished another life, I would have loved to…
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I have never experienced being madly in love the way most people seem to have been, although it is not…
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Don't let them get you down. Be cheeky. And wild. And wonderful.
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Well, well, so you aren't going to be a maidservant this time?" said Pippi, stroking his back. "Oh, that was…
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One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.
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I was always a good student. I wasn't the A-plus student, but I studied really hard, and I probably had…
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Every time I wake up, I see myself like somebody beat me up.
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If somebody hits you with an object you should beat the hell out of them.
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Unlike curing cancer or heart disease, we already know how to beat hunger: food.
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The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single…
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One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.
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As an actress we don't beat one another. It's whoever's right for the part.
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I wasn't real quick, and I wasn't real strong. Some guys will just take off and it's like, whoa. So…
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I never do any album to beat it. I do it to extend it.
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Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are…
— William J. H. Boetcker
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn't beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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