Words matter. These are the best Shel Silverstein Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
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.
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.
When I was younger, I wasn’t making it, and I was mad at everybody who was.
You’d better get your laugh while you’re making your point, or you won’t be doing it very long.
Tell me I’m clever, Tell me I’m kind, Tell me I’m talented, Tell me I’m cute, Tell me I’m sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I’m perfect – But tell me the truth.
I know a way to stay friends forever, There’s really nothing to it, I tell you what to do, And you do it.
Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary.
I didn’t have a lot of friends. I just walked around a lot and made up stories in my head. Then I’d go home and write them down. That’s how I got started.
I’m free to leave… go wherever I please, do whatever I want; I believe everyone should live like that. Don’t be dependent on anyone else – man, woman, child, or dog.
There was a lot about the military that I thought was pretty silly, but these cartoons weren’t meant to take a poke at anybody or anything. They were meant to make people laugh.
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.
What you’ve got to say, you say.
I myself do not believe in explaining anything.
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.
Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.
