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Ogden Nash Quotes

I think that I shall never see a billboard lovely as a tree. Perhaps, unless the billboards fall, I'll never see a tree at all.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: August 19, 1902 - May 19, 1971

Topics

Tree Think Fall Never Lovely See

Almost every time I am in a lectureship on a college campus, young people will say, If there is a God and if he is a loving and merciful God, how do you explain the problems of suffering and death and all the tragedies that happen to people?

God Time Death I Am Suffering You

If you don't have the time or desire to do whatever is being asked of you, say, 'no.' Even if you want to bake those cookies for your kid's fundraiser or take on a new freelancing gig, sometimes you just have to politely decline until you do have the extra time. The other party may be disappointed, but it's not the end of the world.

Time World End You Party Cookies

Another important aspect of our home was respect for ideas.

Robert B. Laughlin

Home Respect Ideas Important Our

In order to be able to write a good joke, you have to find the truth.

Good Truth You Find Write Joke

I'm very good at having time off. I tend to take whole years off - I had 1994 and 1997 off. I find it very easy; I just love pottering around doing normal things.

Love Good Time Doing Easy Find

The knowledge of yourself will preserve you from vanity.

Miguel de Cervantes

Knowledge Yourself You Vanity Will

I try not to repeat a story. I try not to repeat an emotion. I want it to be all sort of new for the viewers and to challenge myself as a writer, so there's always pressure. What else can you come up with?

Michael Patrick King

Myself Challenge Story Pressure You

Even I felt sorry for Richard Nixon when he left; there's nothing you can do about being born liberal - fish gotta swim, and hearts gotta bleed.

Sorry Fish You Born Nothing Left

I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.

Men Wonder Never See Wicked Ashamed

I said a vote to leave would be a Brexit tax. I couldn't think of anything stronger than that.

Jose Angel Gurria

Think Stronger Tax Said Vote Leave

When my guitar was growling, playing surf beat, you could hear it; you could feel it.

Guitar Feel You Beat Playing Hear

You can only offend me if you mean something to me.

Me You Mean Something Only Offend

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