Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.
SHEL SILVERSTEINIf the track is tough and the hill is rough, thinking you can just ain’t enough.
More Shel Silverstein Quotes
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So I’m all of the love that could make it today.
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How much good inside a day? Depends on how good you live ’em. How much love inside a friend? Depends on how much you give ’em.
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When the light turns green, you go. When the light turns red, you stop. But what do you do when the light turns blue with orange and lavender spots?
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We can’t hold hands – someone might see. Won’t you please, Hold toes with me?
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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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He wasted his wishes on wishing.
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There is a place where the sidewalk ends.
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This boat that we just built is just fine – and don’t try to tell us it’s not the sides and the back are divine – It’s the bottom I guess we forgot.
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Make it so good and so clear that it doesn’t need any further explanation.
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Comfortable shoes and the freedom to leave are the two most important things in life.
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Once I spoke the language of the flowers, Once I understand each word the caterpillar said, Once I smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings.
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It’s all the same to the clam.
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Anything is possible. Anything can be.
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The baby bat Screamed out in fright, turn on the dark, I’m afraid of the light.
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But all the magic I have known I’ve had to make it myself.
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If you are a dreamer come sit by my fire, for we have some flax-golden tails to spin, come in, come in.
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And if I say this is a wonderful poem, Is that exaggeration?
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Sometimes I get so depressed about what I haven’t done.
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I know a way to stay friends forever, there’s really nothing to it, I tell you what to do, and you do it.
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If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet, write it.
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Whatever you are is all okay. I don’t like you anyway.
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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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There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, so just give me a happy middle And a very happy start.
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I am writing these poems From inside a lion.
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Don’t know where he’s going but sees where he’s been.
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Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’t, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me, Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN