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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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

We don't have to think up a title till we get the doggone book written.

We don't have to think up a title till we get the doggone book written.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

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...

Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands, and goes...

Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands, and goes...

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...

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

I took to wearing a black tie known as the Ascot, with long drooping ends....

I took to wearing a black tie known as the Ascot, with long drooping ends....

I decided I would go to Chicago and try my luck as a writer after...

I decided I would go to Chicago and try my luck as a writer after...

Here is the difference between Dante, Milton, and me. They wrote about hell and never...

Here is the difference between Dante, Milton, and me. They wrote about hell and never...

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you...

In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you...

Let the gentle bush dig its root deep and spread upward to split the boulder.

Let the gentle bush dig its root deep and spread upward to split the boulder.

Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.

Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.

We read Robert Browning's poetry. Here we needed no guidance from the professor: the poems...

We read Robert Browning's poetry. Here we needed no guidance from the professor: the poems...

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

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

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be...

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be...

One of the greatest joys known to man is to take a flight into ignorance...

One of the greatest joys known to man is to take a flight into ignorance...

Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow

Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow