Quotes About Pippi Longstocking

#1. Growing up, I loved the tale of Peter Rabbit and also books on Pippi Longstocking. Pippi was a girl who had so much fun and was very daring. My sons loved all the Dr. Seuss books

Soraya Diase Coffelt

#2. If you have an extreme character, you need normal characters to contrast them. Sherlock Holmes certainly needed a Dr. Watson. And Pippi Longstocking, who supposedly inspired Lisbeth Salander, needed Tommy and Annika, the normal middle-class neighbors.

David Lagercrantz

#3. One of the things that helps me tell a story through music is to create a character. I have to have a muse, whether it's Frida Kahlo, Martha Graham, Marlene Dietrich, or Pippi Longstocking.

Madonna Ciccone

#4. Did they look like anyone we know? For example ... a cross between Pippi Longstocking and the Wicked Witch of the West would obviously give us Marcie Miller.

Becca Fitzpatrick

#5. I discovered 'Rite of Spring' when I was 21. As a matter of fact, not with orchestra first, because it was still a work which was not often performed. Don't forget that I was 19 in 1944, still the Occupation time. So it was performed slightly after the end of the war, in 1945.

Pierre Boulez

#6. I don't much like to do housework, you know.

Astrid Lindgren

#7. No temple made with hands can compare with Yosemite.

John Muir

#8. I wouldn't go so far as to say I am a feminist, that can come off as a negative connotation. But I am a strong female.

Carrie Underwood

#9. As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.

Russell Simmons

#10. Old age likes indecency. It's a sign of life.

Mason Cooley

#11. I do acupuncture. Because it really helps. It is the opposite of Botox. Botox blocks, and acupuncture moves.

Monica Bellucci

#12. Simple smile, a cheerful hello or a word of encouragement It's amazing what an impact you will have.

Zig Ziglar

#13. My work is not repetition. It is an exploration.

Guido Molinari

#14. He who tries to flee from God takes refuge in himself.

Philo

#15. But I'm the strongest girl in the world, don't forget.

Astrid Lindgren

#16. President Obama has his faults, but overall, I think, is a good president.

Timothy Noah