Pied Piper Quotes

• Pied Piper' came to me all at once; I wanted to do a fairy-tale movie with some edge, but not 'dark,' per se.

  Max Landis

  Dark, Fairy Tale, Pipers

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• Rats They fought the dogs and killed the cats, And bit the babies in the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cook's own ladles. Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women's chats By drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats.

  Robert Browning

  Dog, Baby, Cat

  'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' (1842) st. 2

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• So munch on, crunch on, take your nuncheon, Breakfast, supper, dinner, luncheon!

  Robert Browning

  Lunch, Breakfast, Dinner

  'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' (1842) st. 7

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• It's as though Trump has the charisma, the pied-piper effect, and could lead the whole nation off the cliff, and they would think they were on the way to Disney World.

  James Robison

  Thinking, World, Way

  Source: stream.org

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• Work with sound until you are absolutely amazed that you can produce such a sound and it seems to you that you are just the instrument to which the divine pied piper blows the whisper of the incantations of his magic spell.

  Vilayat Inayat Khan

  Blow, Magic, Sound

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• Mr. Nixon has, in the last seven days, called me an economic ignoramus, a Pied Piper, and all the rest. I've just confined myself to calling him a Republican. But he says that is getting low.

  John F. Kennedy

  Calling, Lasts, Seven Days

  John F. Kennedy, Dominique Enright (2003). “The Wicked Wit of John F. Kennedy”, Michael O'Mara Books

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• Quite a crowd tonight, Gin. Usually, it's just you and Finn." I shrugged. "What can I say? I seem to attract minions wherever I go these days. Kind of like the Pied Piper." Behind me, Finn huffed out his displeasure. "Minion? I am most certainly not a mere minion. Head minion, perhaps. At the very least.

  Jennifer Estep

  Tonight, Crowds, Kind

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• When I play it I look out and see people hold on to each other and dance or just couples leaning into each other and kiss. And I'll go: 'You know, I could have worked hard at school and been a dentist. But I'm so glad I didn't.' Because when I look out and see that I feel like the Pied Piper of love.

  Chris Isaak

  Inspirational, Dance, Couple

  "Chris Isaak: 'My advice is: if you've got to be miserable to write great music, then drive a truck!'". Interview With Tim Jonze, www.theguardian.com. March 1, 2012.

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• Larry Hagman was my best friend for 35 years. He was the Pied Piper of life and brought joy to everyone he knew.

  Linda Gray

  Friendship, Years, Joy

  "'Dallas' legend Larry Hagman dead at 81". www.foxnews.com. November 23, 2012.

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