Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
People are always giving you credit for really wanting to say more than you said.
Shel Silverstein
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Shel Silverstein
Age: 66 †
Born: 1932
Born: September 25
Died: 1999
Died: May 10
Actor
Cartoonist
Composer
Film Score Composer
Illustrator
Musician
Poet
Screenwriter
Singer
Songwriter
Writer
Chicago
Illinois
Uncle Shelby
Sheldon Allan Silverstein
Really
Always
People
Wanting
Credit
Giving
More quotes by Shel Silverstein
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 youre a pretender com sit by my fire For we have some flax golden tales to spin Come in! Come in!
Shel Silverstein
FROZEN DREAM I'll take the dream I had last night And put it in my freezer, So someday long and far away When I'm an old grey geezer, I'll take it out and thaw it out, This lovely dream I've frozen, And boil it up and sit me down A dip my old cold toes in.
Shel Silverstein
Don't be dependent on anyone else. I want to go everywhere, look at, and listen to everything. You can go crazy with some of the wonderful stuff there is in life.
Shel Silverstein
I was always prepared for success but that means that I have to be prepared for failure, too.
Shel Silverstein
... and she loved a boy very, very much-- even more than she loved herself.
Shel Silverstein
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.
Shel Silverstein
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.
Shel Silverstein
You'd better get your laugh while you're making your point, or you won't be doing it very long.
Shel Silverstein
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?
Shel Silverstein
Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy.
Shel Silverstein
He wasted his wishes on wishing.
Shel Silverstein
I am writing these poems from inside a lion.
Shel Silverstein
If you're a bird, be an early bird. But if you're a worm, sleep late.
Shel Silverstein
There is a place where the sidewalk ends, And before the street begins, And there the grass grows soft and white, And there the sun burns crimson bright, And there the moon-bird rests from his flight To cool in the peppermint wind.
Shel Silverstein
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.
Shel Silverstein
INVISIBLE BOY And here we see the invisible boy In his lovely invisible house, Feeding a piece of invisible cheese To a little invisible mouse. Oh, what a beautiful picture to see! Will you draw an invisible picture for me?
Shel Silverstein
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.
Shel Silverstein
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.
Shel Silverstein
Beware of being the roller / When there's nothing left to roll
Shel Silverstein
I myself do not believe in explaining anything.
Shel Silverstein
