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My beard grows down to my toes, I never wears no clothes, I wraps my hair Around my bare, And down the road I goes.
Shel Silverstein
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Shel Silverstein
Age: 66 †
Born: 1932
Born: September 25
Died: 1999
Died: May 10
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It was missing a piece. And it was not happy. So it set off in search of its missing piece. And as it rolled it sang this song - Oh I'm lookin' for my missin' piece I'm lookin' for my missin' piece Hi-dee-ho, here I go, Lookin' for my missin' piece.
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We're all worth the same When we turn off the light.
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And he didn't really know where he was going, but he did know he was going somewhere, because you really have to go somewhere, don't you?
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If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet,write it.
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People are always giving you credit for really wanting to say more than you said.
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I believe that if you don't want to do anything, then sit there and don't do it, but don't expect people to hand you a corn beef sandwich and wash your socks for you and unzip your fly for you.
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I'd rather play tennis than go to the dentist. I'd rather play soccer than go to the doctor. I'd rather play Hurk than go to work. Hurk? Hurk? What's Hurk? I don't know but it MUST be better than work!
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I've found my missin' piece So grease my knees and fleece my bees I've found my missin' piece!
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Imagine - four years you could have spent travelling around Europe meeting people, or going to the Far East of Africa or India, meeting people, exchanging ideas, reading all you wanted to anyway, and instead I wasted it at Roosevelt.
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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.
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Beware of being the roller / When there's nothing left to roll
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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.
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So please get your rags And your polishing jars, Somebody has to go polish the stars.
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G'bye, I'm going out to play!
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everything isn't everything
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Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary.
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It's amazing the difference A bit of sky can make.
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Just 'cause somethin' ain't been done Don't mean it can't be did.
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I was hoping that perhaps I could roll with you... You cannot roll with me, said the Big O, but perhaps you can roll by yourself.
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