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1 " Assumptions are the termites of relationships. "
― Henry Winkler
2 " Your mind knows only somethings. Your inner voice, your instinct, knows everything. If you listen to what youknow instinctively, it will always lead you down the right path "
3 " Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together. "
4 " Hank, you need to be positive about things. Why don’t you try looking at your cup as half full?” “Dad, I’m looking in my cup, and at this moment, I can’t see any liquid whatsoever. "
― Henry Winkler , Summer School! What Genius Thought That Up?
5 " Now, suppose you tell me exactly what is going on,” Papa Pete began. “I don’t know where to start,” I said. “Try the beginning,” said Papa Pete. "
― Henry Winkler , I Got a "D" in Salami (Hank Zipzer, #2)
6 " Tom, "
― Henry Winkler , Day of the Iguana (Hank Zipzer, #3)
7 " I want you to listen to me, grandkids,” he said. “People are just people. They make mistakes. A guy orders a tuna on rye, and you bring him a roast beef on wheat. It happens. "
8 " Zip, buddy, I wish there was a magic word I could say to make this better,” he said. “There is a magic word,” said Papa Pete, “and it works every time. It’s called the truth. "
9 " Do you know that one out of every five kids has learning challenges? I’m sure I had them, too, but when I was growing up, no one even knew there was such a thing. "
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― Henry Winkler , Mind If I Read Your Mind? (Ghost Buddy #2)
11 " Cheer up, Zip,” Frankie said to me, as we sat down at our table in the lunchroom. “So, you’re not a speller. Big deal.” “I’m also not an adder or a subtracter or a reader or a writer,” I said. “Let’s face it, Frankie. I’m a school flop. "
12 " side. “I’m going to be the best bookmark that ever held a place in a book. Look out, world, here comes Hank.” Oh, and by the way, about the tuna casserole: If you ever see even a glop of it on your plate, change plates. I didn’t, and my tongue is still not talking to me. "
― Henry Winkler , Bookmarks Are People Too! (Here's Hank, #1)
13 " It’s not mine. 2. I don’t have her permission. 3. She’s told us we can’t. 4. No living fourth-grader has ever dared to look in there before. 5. I might see one of her cooties walking across the page. 6. The cootie could attack me and bite me, and I’d turn into a grumpy, gray-faced fourth-grade teacher with lint on my skirt. 7. What if Ms. Adolf set a finger trap in there that would snap onto my fingers and never come off? 8. I need all my fingers, in case one day I decide to play keyboards in a rock band. 9. Come on, Hank. Who are you kidding???? You know you’re going to do it! P.S. I know, I know. You don’t have to remind me that there are only nine reasons on the list. I couldn’t come up with the tenth. As soon as I do, I’ll let you know. But don’t hold your breath. "
― Henry Winkler , Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade
