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

Quote by Carl Sandburg

Topics: Carl Sandburg Quotes

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...

Life is like an onion; you peel one layer off at a time and sometimes...

Life is like an onion; you peel one layer off at a time and sometimes...

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.

Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.

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.

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

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

Ordering a man to write a poem is like commanding a pregnant woman to give...

Ordering a man to write a poem is like commanding a pregnant woman to give...

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

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

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

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.

We had two grand antique professors who had been teaching at Lombard since before I...

We had two grand antique professors who had been teaching at Lombard since before I...

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...

I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what...

I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what...

I have always felt that a woman has the right to treat the subject of...

I have always felt that a woman has the right to treat the subject of...

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but...

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but...

Happiness is the natural flower of duty.

Happiness is the natural flower of duty.