I have always felt that a woman has the right to treat the subject of her age with ambiguity until, perhaps, she passes into the realm of over ninety. Then it is better she be candid with herself and with the world. Carl Sandburg on age
Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed by it more than the one against whom it is directed. Carl Sandburg on anger
Nearly all the best things that came to me in life have been unexpected, unplanned by me. Carl Sandburg on best
All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure. Carl Sandburg on failure
I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way. Carl Sandburg on funny
I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes, so live not in your yesterdays, no just for tomorrow, but in the here and now. Keep moving and forget the post mortems and remember, no one can get the jump on the future. Carl Sandburg on future
A baby is God's opinion that life should go on. Carl Sandburg on god
To be a good loser is to learn how to win. Carl Sandburg on good
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. Carl Sandburg on happiness
A baby is God's opinion that life should go on. Carl Sandburg on life
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. Carl Sandburg on life
In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning. Carl Sandburg on morning
To be a good loser is to learn how to win. Carl Sandburg on motivational
I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes, so live not in your yesterdays, no just for tomorrow, but in the here and now. Keep moving and forget the post mortems and remember, no one can get the jump on the future. Carl Sandburg on movingon
Let the gentle bush dig its root deep and spread upward to split the boulder. Carl Sandburg on nature
Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. Carl Sandburg on poetry
Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment. Carl Sandburg on poetry
Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits. Carl Sandburg on poetry
I've written some poetry I don't understand myself. Carl Sandburg on poetry
We read Robert Browning's poetry. Here we needed no guidance from the professor: the poems themselves were enough. Carl Sandburg on poetry