All politicians should have 3 hats - one to throw into the ring, one to talk through, and one to pull rabbits out of if elected.

Quote by Carl Sandburg

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There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus...

There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus...

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

I have in later years taken to Euclid, Whitehead, Bertrand Russell, in an elemental way.

I have in later years taken to Euclid, Whitehead, Bertrand Russell, in an elemental way.

Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts...

Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts...

Every blunder behind us is giving a cheer for us, and only for those who...

Every blunder behind us is giving a cheer for us, and only for those who...

It is the business of little minds to shrink

It is the business of little minds to shrink

My room for books and study or for sitting and thinking about nothing in particular...

My room for books and study or for sitting and thinking about nothing in particular...

Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and...

Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and...

I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon...

I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon...

Where was I going? I puzzled and wondered about it til I actually enjoyed the...

Where was I going? I puzzled and wondered about it til I actually enjoyed the...

The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.

The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.

Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and...

Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and...

A baby is God's opinion that life should go on.

A baby is God's opinion that life should go on.

The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang...

The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang...

I am an idealist. I don't know where I'm going but I'm on my way.

I am an idealist. I don't know where I'm going but I'm on my way.

I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth

I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth

To be a good loser is to learn how to win.

To be a good loser is to learn how to win.

I'm either going to be a writer or a bum.

I'm either going to be a writer or a bum.

The greatest cunning is to have none at all.

The greatest cunning is to have none at all.

I am an idealist. I believe in everything - I am only looking for proofs.

I am an idealist. I believe in everything - I am only looking for proofs.