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Shel Silverstein Quotes

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.

Shel Silverstein

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: September 25, 1930 - May 10, 1999

Topics

Truth Cute Wise Me Perfect Kind

Every act of virtue is an ingredient unto reward.

Jeremy Taylor

Reward Virtue Act Every Ingredient

I have always heard that you need to give yourself a long time to unplug when you do a sabbatical. I unplugged so fast I was a little concerned that I was losing brain capacity.

John Ortberg

Time Yourself Losing Brain Long You

Now our job, our duty, our responsibility to ensure the safety and security of our citizens cannot be complete unless we guarantee health care security for our citizens.

Tom Vilsack

Health Responsibility Job Safety Now

I couldn't love a movie much more than 'Dazed and Confused.' I would argue that 'Dazed and Confused: The Series' would have been very much like 'Freaks and Geeks.' And that died a painful death because it was too good.

Rob Thomas

Love Good Death Confused More Been

The problem of Italy is not really a question of age. Japan has an older population, and it is now in full economic recovery. The problem is that Italy is old in the structure of the society.

Romano Prodi

Age Society Problem Now Recovery

I think that taxes have to exist. They should exist at the lowest possible level, and to the extent that we can, we shouldn't invent more. Maybe that's my experience being mayor of New York City, where we had so many taxes.

Rudy Giuliani

Experience New York City Think New

I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.

Michel de Montaigne

Myself World Never Miracle Monster

If I have a song where I hit some really high notes, I want to try to bring in equivalently low notes somewhere in there.

Mitski

Song Want Try High Bring Notes

If, however, the success of a politician is to be measured by the degree in which he is able personally to influence the course of politics, and attach to himself a school of political thought, then Mr. Mill, in the best meaning of the words, has succeeded.

Millicent Fawcett

Success Best Politics Words School

I am happy to be patient zero. It is for the world, for the sick children and sick old people. My life has been good. I understand the risks but I research how people die and I am happy to say that today I do not know how I will die now. Tomorrow or in the long future I was up for a change.

Liz Parrish

Life Change Good Future Today Risks

'The Goonies' is classic. That's, like, the movie I bring with me if I go out of town for a long time, because it just makes me think of the best times I've seen it with my friends growing up. Dude, everybody knows that movie, everybody watches that film. Best family film ever made.

Logan Lerman

Family Time Best Me Growing Up Long

Preventing radicalization that leads to violence here in America is part of our larger strategy to decisively defeat al Qaeda.

Denis McDonough

America Strategy Violence Defeat Our