Shel Silverstein Quotes


You'd better get your laugh while you're making your point, or you won't be doing it very long. - Shel Silverstein


When the light turns green, you go.
When the light turns red, you stop.
But what do you do when the light turns blue with orange and lavender spots? - Shel Silverstein


This bridge will only take you halfway there, to those mysterious lands you long to see. Through gypsy camps and swirling Arab fair, and moonlit woods where unicorns run free. So come and walk awhile with me and share the twisting trails and wonderous worlds Ive known. But this bridge will only take you halfway there. The last few steps you have to take alone. - Shel Silverstein


The hens they all cackle, the roosters all beg, But I will not hatch, I will not hatch. For I hear all the talk of pollution and war As the people all shout and the airplane roar, So I'm staying in here where it's safe and it's warm, And I WILL NOT HATCH! - Shel Silverstein


Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I'm perfect-- But tell me the truth. - Shel Silverstein


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


Rockabye Baby, in the treetop
Dont you know a treetop
is no safe place to rock?
And who put you up there,
and your cradle too?
Baby,
I think someone down here
has got it in for you! - Shel Silverstein


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


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