Carl Sandburg quotes

Carl Sandburg was an influential American poet, writer, and folklorist renowned for his portrayals of American life. His works often celebrated ordinary people and captured the spirit of the country. He became a beloved figure in American literature, winning multiple Pulitzer Prizes. Here are 147 of his quotes:

Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come. (Carl Sandburg)
A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on. View quote
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I am an idealist. I don't know where I'm going but I'm on my way. View quote
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The republic is a dream. Nothing happens unless first a dream. View quote
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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. View quote
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The past is a bucket of ashes. View quote
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In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning. View quote
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One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude. View quote
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I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it. View quote
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Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. View quote
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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)
The fog comeson little cat feet. It sits looking overharbor and cityon silent haunchesand then moves on. View quote
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There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud. View quote
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I see America, not in the setting sun of a black night of despair ahead of us, I see America in the crimson light of a rising sun fresh from the burning, creative hand of God. I see great days ahead, great days possible to men and women of will and vision. View quote
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The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. View quote
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Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen. View quote
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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. View quote
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I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth. View quote
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The greatest cunning is to have none at all. View quote
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Poetry is the achievement of the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits. View quote
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The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to. (Carl Sandburg)
I am the people - the mob - the crowd - the mass. Do you know that all the great work of the world is done through me. View quote
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Ordering a man to write a poem is like commanding a pregnant woman to give birth to a red-headed child. View quote
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CHICAGO Hog Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders. View quote
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If America forgets where she came from, if the people lose sight of what brought them along, if she listens to the deniers and mockers, then will begin the rot and dissolution. View quote
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Carl Sandburg

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Occupation: American Writer
Born: January 6, 1878
Died: July 22, 1967
Quotes count: 147
Wikipedia: Carl Sandburg

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