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Whatever you are is all okay. I don't like you anyway.
Shel Silverstein
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Shel Silverstein
Age: 66 †
Born: 1932
Born: September 25
Died: 1999
Died: May 10
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Although I cannot see your face As you flip these poems awhile, Somewhere from some far-off place I hear you laughing--and I smile.
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I am writing these poems from inside a lion.
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I myself do not believe in explaining anything.
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Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.
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And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.
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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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The Yesees said yes to anything That anyone suggested. The Noees said no to everything Unless it was proven and tested. So the Yesees all died of much too much And the Noees all died of fright, But somehow I think the Thinkforyourselfees All came out all right.
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Beware of being the roller / When there's nothing left to roll
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G'bye, I'm going out to play!
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If the track is tough and the hill is rough, THINKING you can just ain't enough!
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Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary.
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God says to me with a kind of smile, Hey how would you like to be God awhile And steer the world? . . . . How much do I get? What time is lunch? . . . . Gimme back that wheel, says God. I don't think you're quite ready yet.
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People are always giving you credit for really wanting to say more than you said.
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Somebody has to go polish the stars, They're looking a little bit dull. Somebody has to go polish the stars, For the eagles and starlings and gulls Have all been complaining they're tarnished and worn, They say they want new ones we cannot afford. So please get your rags And your polishing jars, Somebody has to go polish the stars.
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If you want to find out what a writer or a cartoonist really feels, look at his work. That's enough.
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Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy.
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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.
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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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Listen to the voice that speaks inside
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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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