I believe that if you don't want to do anything, then sit there and don't do it, but don't expect people to hand you a corn beef sandwich and wash your socks for you and unzip your fly for you.

Quote by Shel Silverstein

Topics: Shel Silverstein Quotes

Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm...

Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm...

Imagine - four years you could have spent travelling around Europe meeting people, or going...

Imagine - four years you could have spent travelling around Europe meeting people, or going...

I will not play tug o' war. I'd rather play hug o' war. Where everyone...

I will not play tug o' war. I'd rather play hug o' war. Where everyone...

I know a way to stay friends forever, There's really nothing to it, I tell...

I know a way to stay friends forever, There's really nothing to it, I tell...

You'd better get your laugh while you're making your point, or you won't be doing...

You'd better get your laugh while you're making your point, or you won't be doing...

He has the obligation to society that any human being has. I don't think a...

He has the obligation to society that any human being has. I don't think a...

I will not play tug o' war. I'd rather play hug o' war. Where everyone...

I will not play tug o' war. I'd rather play hug o' war. Where everyone...

Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary.

Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary.

Ricky was L but he's home with the flu, Lizzie, our O, had some homework...

Ricky was L but he's home with the flu, Lizzie, our O, had some homework...

If you want to find out what a writer or a cartoonist really feels, look...

If you want to find out what a writer or a cartoonist really feels, look...

I myself do not believe in explaining anything.

I myself do not believe in explaining anything.

Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking...

Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking...

Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm...

Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm...

To me, freedom entitles you to do something, not to not do something.

To me, freedom entitles you to do something, not to not do something.

If the track is tough and the hill is rough, THINKING you can just ain't...

If the track is tough and the hill is rough, THINKING you can just ain't...

And the tree was happy

And the tree was happy

If you're behind the times, they won't notice you. If you're right in tune with...

If you're behind the times, they won't notice you. If you're right in tune with...