Occupation: Poet Birth: July 15, 1906 Death: February 28, 1989
[John Foster Dulles] invented Brinkmanship, the most popular game since Monopoly..
How I love to get a letter! I can think of nothing better Than perusing an epistolary item. But deep is my despondence, For I've found that correspon….
Of late I appear To have reached that stage When people who look old Who are only my age..
"Do you want my honest opinion?" People ask. I say, "Yes," for I'm curious. So they give me their honest opinion, And I - well, I'm always furious..
Retired is being tired twice, I've thought, first tired of working, then tired of not..
I've suffered from all of the hang-ups known, and none is as bad as the telephone..
The hand is quicker than the eye is, but somewhat slower than the fly is..
Libraries: Here is where people, one frequently finds, lower their voices, and raise their minds..
If I ever make a hole in one, A thrill that I've never known, I won't be believed and I'll have no fun, For I'm sure to be playing alone..
When it comes to eating, you can sometimes help yourself more by helping yourself less..
I love a finished speaker, I really, truly do I don't mean one who's polished, I just mean one who's through..
Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so much attention that a husband ….
That money talks, I'll not deny, I heard it once: It said, 'Goodbye'..
Shake and shake the catsup bottle none will come and then a lot'll..
There is no balm of Gilead, No salve, no soothing ointment To stay the pain of one who's had In love a disappointment-- Unless it be that healing lot….
There is some consolation in the fact that, even though your dreams don't come true, neither do your nightmares..
Book burning is a charming old custom, hallowed by antiquity. It has been practiced for centuries by fascists, communists, atheists, school children,….
In larger things we are convivial; what causes trouble is the trivial..
Good sportsmanship we hail, we sing, It's always pleasant when you spot it. There's only one unhappy thing: You have to lose to prove that you've got….
It is all right to hold a conversation but you should let go of it now and then..
Rather than earn money, it was Thoreau's idea to reduce his wants so that he would not need to buy anything. As he went around preaching this ingenio….