There's a polar bear In our Frigidaire He likes it 'cause it's cold in there. With his seat in the meat And his face in the fish .... And he lets out a roar If you open the door. And it gives me a scare To know he's in there That polary bear In our Fridgitydaire. - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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If you are a dreamer, come in, If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer... If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire For we have some flax-golden tales to spin. Come in Come in - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
'A genuine anteater,' The pet man told my dad. Turned out, it was an aunt eater, And now my uncle's mad - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
I tripped on my shoelace And I fell up Up to the roof tops, Up over the town, .... But it got me so dizzy When I looked around, I got sick to my stomach And I threw down. - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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. - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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.' - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
I was so lucky that I didn't have anyone to copy, be impressed by. I had developed my own style, I was creating before I knew there was a Thurber, a Benchley, a Price and a Steinberg. I never saw their work until I was around thirty. - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
I would hope that people, no matter what age, would find something to identify with in my books, pick one up and experience a personal sense of discovery. That's great. But for them, not for me. - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
'I cannot go to school today,' Said little Peggy Ann McKay. 'I have the measles and the mumps, A gash, a rash, and purple bumps. My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, I'm going blind in my right eye. .... 'What's that What's that you say You say today is ... Saturday G'bye, I'm going out to play' - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
I made an airplane out of stone... I always did like staying home. - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Did you hear 'bout Ticklish Tom He got tickled by his mom. Wiggled and giggled and fell on the floor, .... And all the more that he kept gigglin', All the more folks kept ticklin'. He shrieked and screamed and rolled around, Laughed his way right out of town. Through the country down the road, He got tickled by a toad. .... Giggling, rolling on his back He rolled on the railroad track. Rumble, rumble, whistle, roar Tom ain't ticklish any more. - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
I tried on the farmer's hat, Didn't fit... A little too small just a bit Too floppy. .... I tried on the summer sun, Felt good. Nice and warm knew it would. Tried the grass beneath bare feet, Felt neat. Finally, finally felt well dressed, Nature's clothes fit me best. - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
My dad gave me a dollar bill 'Cause I'm his smartest son, And I swapped it for two shiny quarters 'Cause two is more than one .... And the fool gave me five pennies for them, And five is more than four And then I went and showed my dad, And he got red in the cheeks And closed his eyes and shook his head Too proud of me to speak - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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. - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
If you're behind the times, they won't notice you. If you're right in tune with them, you're no better than they are, so they won't care much for you. Be just a little ahead of them. - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
This bridge will only take you halfway there, to those mysterious lands you long to see. Through gypsy camps and swirling Arab fair, and moonlit woods where unicorns run free. So come and walk awhile with me and share the twisting trails and wonderous worlds Ive known. But this bridge will only take you halfway there. The last few steps you have to take alone. - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Rockabye Baby, in the treetopDont you know a treetopis no safe place to rockAnd who put you up there,and your cradle tooBaby,I think someone down herehas got it in for you - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Have you been to The Land of Happy,Where everyone's happy all day,Where they joke and they singOf the happiest things,And everything's jolly and gayThere's no one unhappy in Happy, There's laughter and smiles galore.I have been to The Land of Happy - What a bore - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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 Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
There Is A Voice Inside Of YouThat Whispers All Day Long,I Feel That This Is Right For Me,I Know That This Is Wrong.No Teacher, Preacher, Parent, FriendOr Wise Man Can DecideWhat's Right For You- Just Listen ToThe Voice That Speaks Inside. - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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. - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Ricky was L but he's home with the flu,Lizzie, our O, had some homework to do,Mitchell, E prob'ly got lost on the way,So I'm all of the love that could make it today. - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
If you are a dreamer,come in. If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, a hoper, a prayer, a magic-bean-buyer. If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire, for we have some flax-golden tales to spin. Come in Come in - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
He has the obligation to society that any human being has. I don't think a satirist has any greater obligation to society than a bricklayer or anybody else. - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
The hens they all cackle, the roosters all beg, But I will not hatch, I will not hatch. For I hear all the talk of pollution and war As the people all shout and the airplane roar, So I'm staying in here where it's safe and it's warm, And I WILL NOT HATCH - Shel Silverstein Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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