Sheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of child...
“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!”
“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.”
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.
“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.”
“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.”
People are always giving you credit for really wanting to say more than you said. Shel Silverstein
People are always giving you credit for really wanting to say more than you said.
What you've got to say, you say. Shel Silverstein
What you've got to say, you say.
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.
I myself do not believe in explaining anything. Shel Silverstein
I myself do not believe in explaining anything.
“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.
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.