The best Quotes by Shel Silverstein

The best Quotes by Shel Silverstein

Sheldon Allan Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American writer, poet, cartoonist, singer-songwriter, musician, and playwright.

How many slams in an old screen door?
Depends how loud you shut it.
How many slices in a bread?
Depends how thin you cut it.
How much good inside a day?
Depends how good you live 'em.
How much love inside a friend?
Depends how much you give 'em.

How Many, How Much

And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.

Where the Sidewalk Ends

5

I will not play at tug o' war.
I'd rather play at 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.

Where the Sidewalk Ends

2

Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.

Where the Sidewalk Ends

2

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.

8

Character Self-Confidence Conscience

Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.

3

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.

Every Thing on It

3

Character Appearance

There are no happy endings.
Endings are the saddest part,
So just give me a happy middle
And a very happy start.

Every Thing on It

5

Breakup Relationships

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.

Every Thing on It

2

Character Self-Confidence

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You know what they say about Chicago. If you don't like the weather, wait fifteen minutes.

Ralph Kiner

1

Why are there so many Latina's in Illinois?
Because that's where the Chica go.

Chicago Illinois

Take me away, like I overdosed on cocaine
Or take me away like a bullet from Kurt Cobain, suicide
I'm from a windy city like Do or Die

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You can leave Chicago, but it will never leave you.

Village idiot? Hello, Chicago is a city, not a village, and the best city in the world!

Lydia Berman in Thunder Force

Looking at Chicago from outside the city in daylight is one of the most depressing sights in the world.

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Two-thirty, baby, won't you meet me by The Bean?
Too early, maybe later you can show me things
You know what it is, whenever I visit
Windy city, she blowin' me kisses

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There are too many senior citizens and good residents in Chicago who are sick and tired of having to walk several blocks out of their way when they leave their homes just to avoid the gangs and drug dealers on the street corner.

Rahm Emanuel

Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt.

Studs Terkel

Chicago Corruption

My favorite big city would have to be Chicago. I lived in Indiana for several years and would always go into the city with my family for Cubs games or to visit the aquarium and museums on field trips.

Karen Fairchild

I'm impressed with the people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work.

Michael Douglas

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It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

40

Character Decisions

Being different isn't a bad thing. It means you're brave enough to be yourself.

Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

7

Character Self-Confidence

No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings.

William Blake

28

Ambition Character Birds

We can be only who we are; no more, no less.

Terry Goodkind in Das Schwert der Wahrheit - Das erste Gesetz der Magie

18

I am thankful to all those who said NO to me. It's because of them I did it myself.

Albert Einstein

17

Ambition Character Self-Confidence

You place too much importance... on the so-called purity of blood! You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be!

Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

16

The things that make me different are the things that make me.

A.A. Milne in Winnie the Pooh

15

Character Self-Confidence

It's better to be hated for the person you are, than to be loved for the person you're not.

Kurt Cobain

15

Character Self-Confidence

Be confident. Too many days are wasted comparing ourselves to others and wishing to be something we aren't. Everybody has their own strengths and weknesses, and it is only when you accept everything you are - and aren't - that you will truly succeed.

13

Character Self-Confidence

Don't change so people will like you. Be yourself and the right people will love the real you.

13

Character Self-Confidence

If people could see me the way I see myself - if they could live in my memories - would anyone love me?

John Green in An Abundance of Katherines

12

Don't let anyone, ever, make you feel like you don't deserve what you want.

Patrick in 10 Things I Hate About You

30

Self-Confidence

What other people think of you is none of your business.

Paulo Coelho

25

Self-Confidence Gossip & Rumors

Don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you got to protect it. People can't do something themselves, they want to tell you you can't do it. You want something, go get it. Period. All right?

Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness

25

Dreaming Self-Confidence

Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that!

Rocky Balboa in Rocky Balboa

20

Ambition Self-Confidence

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside, while still alive. Never surrender!

2Pac

16

Death Self-Confidence

A conscience is that still small voice that people won't listen to.

Jiminy Cricket in Pinocchio

7

Conscience in most men, is but the anticipation of the opinions of others.

Jeremy Taylor

A clear and innocent conscience fears nothing.

Queen Elizabeth I

If believing in yourself and going after what you want in life and realising your worth is ruthless and selfish, then I'm definitely ruthless and selfish.

Nicole Scherzinger

Ambition Egoism

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is the best.

My dad always told me, "I don't care what you do. Just aim to be the best at it. Even if it's the world's best window cleaner."

Bruce Dickinson

She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within.

Beauty and the Beast

42

Beauty Appearance

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring.
Renewed shall be blade that was broken
The crownless again shall be king.

J.R.R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

20

Appearance Poems

Come in close, because the more you think you see, the easier it'll be to fool you.

Thaddeus Bradley in Now You See Me

19

The world will break your heart ten ways to Sunday. That's guaranteed.

Pat in Silver Linings

36

Harry, suffering like this proves you are still a man! This pain is part of being human.

Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

35

Humanity Breakup Grief & Condolence

You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world. But you do have some say in who hurts you.

John Green in The Fault in Our Stars

35

Breakup Deep Quotes

It's the way it works: Love plus time minus distance equals hate.

Louis C. K. - 2017

1

Relationships Marriage

Finding someone you love and who loves you back is a wonderful, wonderful feeling. But finding a true soul mate is an even better feeling. A soul mate is someone who understands you like no other, loves you like no other, will be there for you forever, no matter what. They say that nothing lasts forever, but I am a firm believer in the fact that for some, love lives on even after we're gone.

Cecelia Ahern in P.S. I Love You

60

Love Relationships

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