75 result(s) for Shel Silverstein Quotes.
"It's not my fault I was late. It was too late when I started from home."
"If you are a dreamer, come in. If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, a hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer... If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire. For we have some flax-golden tales to spin. Come in! Come in!"
"How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live ’em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give ’em."
"Dad... will you carry me?"
"Once there was a tree... and she loved a little boy."
"If you want to find out how fond of you someone really is, get a dog to chew up a new pair of shoes."
"I said, 'I'll take the T-bone steak.'"
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"If the track is tough and the hill is rough, thinking you can, just ain't enough!"
"Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be."
"Some kind of help is the kind of help That helping's all about And some kind of help is the kind of help We all can do without."
"Maybe it's true That you can't choose your family But you can choose your friends And in the end, that's good company. You can choose your teachers, you can choose your mates, You can choose the music you make the fates."
"If the track is tough and the hill is rough, thinking you can just ain’t enough!"
"People too busy to stop and listen will always be too busy to stop and help."
"Keep the sand out of your baby's sandwich."
"I will not play tug o' war. I'd rather play hug o' war. Where everyone hugs instead of tugs, Where everyone giggles and rolls on the rug, Where everyone kisses and everyone grins, and everyone cuddles and everyone wins."
"My beard grows to my toes, I never wears no clothes, I wraps my hair Around my bare, And down the road I goes."
"Underneath my outside face There's a face that none can see. A little less smiley, A little less sure, But a whole lot more like me."
"So I'll meet you at the border in my rearview mirror, My magic mirror, That tells me who is the purest of all, And Southern Comfort in my Oldsmobile."
"Tell me I'm good... Tell me I'm great... Tell me I'm well...But tell me that the moment is born, And will die, Tell me I will go on..."
"I'm writing the poem that will save the world, And I'm whispering the phrase that will tell you I'm the one."
"I know they say this old world is a stage. It's true, It's true! And the trick is to be satisfied with your part...And I'm satisfied, Satisfied in you."
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"Once you're grown up you can't come back...But the truth is, you never completely grow up anyway. We're all still kids at heart, still playing pretend, still dreaming our dreams."
"My skin is kind of sort of brownish pinkish white. My eyes are greyish blueish green, but I'm told they look orange in the night. My hair is reddish blondish brown, but it's silver when it's wet, And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet."
"Underneath my outside face, there’s a face that none can see. A little less smiley, a little less sure, but a whole lot more like me."
"How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give 'em."
"Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, graceful, and wise. Tell me I'm perfect, But tell me the truth."
"She had blue skin, And so did he. He kept it hid, And so did she. They searched for blue, Their whole life through, Then passed right by-- And never knew."
"Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts... the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be."
"It's amazing the difference A bit of sky can make."
"If you're behind the times, they won't notice you. If you're right in tune with them, you're no better than they are, so they won't care much for you."
"There is a voice inside of you That whispers all day long, 'I feel that this is right for me, I know that this is wrong.' No teacher, preacher, parent, friend Or wise man can decide What's right for you - just listen to The voice that speaks inside."
"Anything can be"
"There are no happy endings, Endings are sad, So let's have the middle And that'll be that."
"It does not matter what you are looking at, But what you see."
"There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part. So just give me a happy middle And a very happy start."
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"If we meet and I say, 'Hi,' That's a salutation. If you ask me how I feel, That's a consideration. If we stop and talk a while, That's a conversation. If we understand each other, That's communication. If we argue, That's an altercation. If later we apologize, That's reconciliation. If we help each other, That's cooperation. And all these actions happen in a day, It's no wonder that you can say, That's Shelation."
"If you are a dreamer, come in. If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, a hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer... If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire, For we have some flax-golden tales to spin. Come in! Come in!"
"It's not what's on the head that counts, it's what's inside the head."
"Anything can be, child. Anything can be."
"The Voice There is a voice inside of you That whispers all day long, ‘I feel this is right for me, I know that this is wrong.’ No teacher, preacher, parent, friend Or wise man can decide What’s right for you — just listen to The voice that speaks inside."
"If you have to dry the dishes And you drop one on the floor, Maybe they won’t let you Dry the dishes anymore."
"Covered in Santas' whiskers, this bag of presents is mighty big, but you're the one I wanted for Christmas and you're the only gift I dig."
"Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy."
"How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live ‘em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give 'em."
"I know it's wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny."
"Where the Sidewalk Ends and The Giving Tree begin, you’ll find three silver wishes a storytelling pen."
"Oh the places you'll go, there is fun to be done!"
"So do a dance and stop being blue. Do a dance, you can color it blue. Do a dance, you can color it red. Do a dance, you can color it blue."
"If you are a dreamer, come in. If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, a hoper, a pray-er, a magic-bean-buyer. If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire, for we have some flax-golden tales to spin. Come in! Come in!"
"If you are to love me, love my dog."
"Underneath my outside face, There's a face that none can see. A little less smiley, A little less sure, But a whole lot more like me."
"I will not play at tug o' war. I'd rather play at hug o' war, Where everyone hugs Instead of tugs, Where everyone giggles And rolls on the rug, Where everyone kisses, And everyone grins, And everyone cuddles, And everyone wins."
"Anything can happen, child. Anything can be."
"If you're behind the times, they won't notice you. If you're right in tune - they won't care."
"How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em."
"If you're a bird, be an early bird. But if you're a worm, sleep late."
"Where the sidewalk ends is the place where the sidewalk begins again."
"If the track is tough and the hill is rough, thinking you can just ain't enough!"
"Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I'm perfect - But tell me the truth."
"And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet."
"It's a real good feeling when you sing a song and it's real good feeling that nobody else can sing along."
"I'm not strange, weird, off, nor crazy, my reality is just different from yours."
"Draw a crazy picture, Write a nutty poem, Sing a mumble-gumble song, Whistle through your comb. Do a loony-goony dance 'Cross the kitchen floor, Put something silly in the world That ain't been there before."
"How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give 'em."
"If you are a dreamer, come in, If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer... If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire For we have some flax-golden tales to spin. Come in! Come in!"
"Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be."
"If you have to dry the dishes And you drop one on the floor Maybe they won't let you Dry the dishes anymore."
"I will not play tug o' war. I'd rather play hug o' war. Where everyone hugs Instead of tugs, Where everyone giggles And rolls on the rug, Where everyone kisses, And everyone grins, And everyone cuddles, And everyone wins."
"There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, So just give me a happy middle And a very happy start."
"If you are a dreamer, come in. If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, a hoper, a prayer, a magic-bean-buyer. If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire, For we have some flax-golden tales to spin. Come in! Come in!"
"Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I'm perfect-- But tell me the TRUTH."
"I will not play at tug o' war. I'd rather play at hug o' war."
"Listen to the mustn'ts child, Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be."
"And God said, "
"And the smoke of the dragons, And the shout of the spearmen, And the gong of the gold, And the roar of the iron, And I hear only the rhythm of the rain... But it’s fine, diggin’ in the hush of the hayfields. It’s fine, droppin’ in the water of the river."
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