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

Quote by Carl Sandburg

Topics: Carl Sandburg Quotes

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

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

A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a...

A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a...

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...

I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes, so live not in your...

I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes, so live not in your...

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

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...

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.

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...

When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found;...

When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found;...

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...

Arithmetic is where the answer is right and everything is nice and you can look...

Arithmetic is where the answer is right and everything is nice and you can look...

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

I have become infected, now that I see how beautifully a book is coming out...

I have become infected, now that I see how beautifully a book is coming out...

You remember some bedrooms you have slept in. There are bedrooms you like to remember...

You remember some bedrooms you have slept in. There are bedrooms you like to remember...

Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.

Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.

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...

The man who fails while trying to do good has more honor than he who...

The man who fails while trying to do good has more honor than he who...

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

That's the difference between me and the rest of the world! Happiness isn't good enough...

That's the difference between me and the rest of the world! Happiness isn't good enough...

The activity of happiness must occupy an entire lifetime; for one swallow does not a...

The activity of happiness must occupy an entire lifetime; for one swallow does not a...