Eeyore is one of the most beloved characters from Winnie the Pooh. He is generally seen as a pessimistic depressed donkey home is friends with the title character Winnie the Pooh. Here is a look at some of the most memorable Eeyore quotes from the show ever recorded.
“A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference.”
“A tail isn’t a tail to them, it’s just a little bit extra at the back.”
“After all, what are birthdays? Here today and gone tomorrow.”
“Days. Weeks. Months. Who knows?”
“Don’t blame me if it rains.”
“Don’t Bustle me. Don’t now-then me.”
“I’d say thistles, but nobody listens to me, anyway.”
“If it is a good morning, which I doubt.”
“I’m telling you. People come and go in this Forest, and they say, ‘It’s only Eeyore, so it doesn’t count.'”
“It’s all for naught.”
“It’s an awful nice tail, Kanga. Much nicer than the rest of me.”
“It’s not much of a tail, but I’m sort of attached to it.”
“It’s your fault, Eeyore. You’ve never been to see any of us. You just stay here in this one corner of the Forest waiting for the others to come to you. Why don’t you go to THEM sometimes?”
“Might take a day or two, but I’ll find a new one.”
“Most likely lose it again, anyway.”
“No brain at all, some of them [people], only grey fluff that’s blown into their heads by mistake, and they don’t Think.”
“No Give and Take. No Exchange of Thought. It gets you nowhere, particularly if the other person’s tail is only just in sight for the second half of the conversation.”
“No. But I sure do like this new tail.”
“Nobody tells me. Nobody keeps me informed. I make it 17 days come Friday since anybody spoke to me.”
“One can’t complain. I have my friends. Someone spoke to me only yesterday.”
“Sure is a cheerful color. Guess I’ll have to get used to it.”
“Thanks for noticin’ me.”
“The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually.”
“They haven’t got Brains, any of them, only grey fluff that’s blown into their heads by mistake, and they don’t Think.”
“They’re funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you’re having them.”
“This writing business. Pencils and what-not. Over-rated, if you ask me. Silly stuff. Nothing in it.”
“We can’t all and some of us don’t. That’s all there is to it.”
“When stuck in the river, it is best to dive and swim to the bank yourself before someone drops a large stone on your chest in an attempt to hoosh you there.”
“Wish I could say yes, but I can’t.”
“You don’t always want to be miserable on my birthday, do you?”
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