Sheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of child...
“Talked my head off Worked my tail off Cried my eyes out Walked my feet off Sang my heart out So you see, There’s really not much left of me.” Shel Silverstein
“Talked my head off Worked my tail off Cried my eyes out Walked my feet off Sang my heart out So you see, There’s really not much left of me.”
“If the track is tough and the hill is rough, *thinking* you can just ain’t enough!” Shel Silverstein
“If the track is tough and the hill is rough, *thinking* you can just ain’t enough!”
To me, freedom entitles you to do something, not to not do something. Shel Silverstein
To me, freedom entitles you to do something, not to not do something.
There's a great myth about cartoonists, writers and people that are on TV. Shel Silverstein
There's a great myth about cartoonists, writers and people that are on TV.
I myself do not believe in explaining anything. Shel Silverstein
I myself do not believe in explaining anything.
I know a way to stay friends forever, There's really nothing to it, I tell you what to do, And you do it. Shel Silverstein
I know a way to stay friends forever, There's really nothing to it, I tell you what to do, And you do it.
“Do a loony-goony dance ‘cross the kitchen floor. Put something silly in the world that ain’t been there before.” Shel Silverstein
“Do a loony-goony dance ‘cross the kitchen floor. Put something silly in the world that ain’t been there before.”
“How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live ’em.” Shel Silverstein
“How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live ’em.”
Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary. Shel Silverstein
Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary.
He has the obligation to society that any human being has. I don't think a satirist has any greater obligation to society than a bricklayer or anybody else. Shel Silverstein
He has the obligation to society that any human being has. I don't think a satirist has any greater obligation to society than a bricklayer or anybody else.
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. Shel Silverstein
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.
“But all the magic I have known I’ve had to make myself.” Shel Silverstein
“But all the magic I have known I’ve had to make myself.”
