What makes me different is that I check my sources. So is this a Pooh quote? Well, this is one where the answer is "yes and no". The actual quote is first sung by Piglet (not Pooh) in the straight-to-DVD classic "Sing a Song with Pooh Bear" (1999). Harry Arends is listed as the Producer/Writer/Director of this DVD, so this make Harry Arends the author of this quote. It is definitely not an A. A. Milne quote.
Welp. Time for my annual post on the Pooh Misquoted website. Here's one I see around a bit: "The things that make me different are the things that make me me." You can download this as wallpaper for your computer, as a wall decal (make sure your babies know they are different), as art decor for your BFF, or as a text-heavy pencil skirt. Occasionally this quote is attributed to A. A. Milne and occasional to Winnie the Pooh. Here's a tattoo website this quote is attributed to A. A. Milne and Disney AND Peter Pan AAAAAAND Tinker Bell. Make sure you cover your bases!
This quote reminds me of that scene in Monty Python's "Life of Brian", where Brian tries to tell a crowd of unwanted followers that they should stop following him as the Messiah because, as Brian puts it "You are all different", to which the crowd chants back "Yes, we are all different!" Except that one guy at the front who says in a quiet voice, "I'm not."
What makes me different is that I check my sources. So is this a Pooh quote? Well, this is one where the answer is "yes and no". The actual quote is first sung by Piglet (not Pooh) in the straight-to-DVD classic "Sing a Song with Pooh Bear" (1999). Harry Arends is listed as the Producer/Writer/Director of this DVD, so this make Harry Arends the author of this quote. It is definitely not an A. A. Milne quote.
Incidentally, the song Piglet sings in this 1999 DVD is the "One and Only One" song, which actually first appeared in the "Piglet Pride" episode of a nightmare-inducing 1983 children's TV show "Welcome to Pooh Corner". (Aside: Why doesn't San Francisco host Piglet Pride Parades anymore?) However, this version of the song (and the earlier one in the same episode sung by Tigger) doesn't actually feature the quote: "The things that make me different are the things that make me me". For comparison, here's the clip from this version of the song. But, just as a warning, don't watch this after midnight or Piglet comes out from behind a curtain and stabs you.
19 Comments
Professor Aardvark
2/8/2018 11:35:53 pm
You're very funny, and I appreciate your annual attempt to keep the world honest.
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Robin McNeil
8/1/2018 01:14:54 pm
Looking for the Winnie the Pooh Book this quote comes from: If I am thinking correctly,” said Pooh, a new baby is probably, undoubtedly the grandest gift that could ever be.”
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Eva
4/7/2021 01:33:45 am
Hi Robin,
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Sydney
11/7/2018 10:24:39 am
This is seriously one of my favorite blogs I've ever come across.
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PoohMisquoted
11/7/2018 10:35:20 am
Thanks! Almost time to make my annual post. :-P
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Dave
2/23/2020 02:46:30 am
Does anyone know the source of the "Today was a difficult day ......" quote. It is much used by management consultants and attributed to AAM but it is not in any of the WTP books I have read to my children. So there must be a book I haven't read or possibly it is a misattribution. If it is AAM I think he was having a bad day when he wrote it. Thanks inadvance.
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J
4/8/2020 09:00:21 am
I do not believe that the "today was a difficult day" quote is from A.A. Milne. (Long shot but I'm wondering if it could be from The Tao of Pooh?)
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4/25/2020 05:05:50 pm
yes, me too! - it expresses such kind and loving sentiments, but doesn't sound Milne-like ... versions recently begin:
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Wiwo
9/3/2020 09:12:10 pm
Hey! I was searching about it too, but i'm almost pretty sure it's not from AA Milne. Hope someone can clarify it soon
SHARALYN WALTERS
9/15/2020 04:18:38 pm
Let's face it - if people had 'difficult days' in 1926, they certainly wouldn't have articulated it quite like this supposed quote :)
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Helen
8/17/2021 02:35:11 am
I’ve tried my best to write this as a reply to comments above but I can’t get the verify button to appear under the Capcha so having a go in the main comments. Just to say I realise I’m late to the conversation but I thought some here would like to know that the Difficult Day story was written by Kathryn Wallace who blogs on social media as I Know, I Need To Stop Talking. She’s written quite a few little pastiches about Pooh and Piglet, usually on the subject of mental health, and also writes other parodies. Unfortunately the attribution tends to get dropped fairly quickly as they are shared around.
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Lulu
8/22/2021 09:57:56 am
Helen-- Can you share where to find her original telling of this? I, too, was curious about the AA Milne credit which brought me here. I'd love to have the original source so it's credited properly.
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Helen
8/22/2021 10:21:56 am
Here is the link to it on her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1W93KsHR4e/?utm_medium=copy_link
Truus
2/23/2022 01:01:38 am
Thank you, this is just what I was looking for. "The things that make me" didn't feel like AAM so I am glad to find this info. Cause I am also s.o. who needs to find etc
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Mary Grace Weir
3/11/2022 07:35:41 am
Once, except you haven't checked your Monty Python sources. Brian says "You're all individuals." and the crowd responds "We're all individuals." and the one guy says "I'm not!" Much funnier and more effective this way.
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Michael
3/8/2023 09:14:18 am
https://walt-disney-videos-uk.fandom.com/wiki/Winnie_the_Pooh_-_Sing_a_Song_with_Pooh_Bear#Songs_%F0%9F%8E%B5
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2/8/2024 01:57:10 am
Nice Post! You are sharing a wonderful post. Thanks and keep sharing.
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