My characters are more like men than these real men are, see. They're rough and rude, they got hands and they got bellies. They hate and they lust; break the skin of civilization and you find the ape, roaring and red-handed.
Robert E. Howard
Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES Cops aren't really your friends, they are trying to be your friends but they are not.... DEYTH BANGER You've got to remember that men are men and women are women. And although a lot of similarities,... HELEN FISHER Men are still men. When they call on the phone, they just want something big and beautiful. And they... ARLINE HUCKABAY These guys are characters, and that's one of the things that got ESPN very excited, ... They don't l... MICHAEL DAVIES Men are more moral than they think and far more immoral than they can imagine. SIGMUND FREUD The blues and browns gone gray. And yellow, a terrible amber. Clouds bellies got dark and full. They... LILY CHATTERJEE My eyes were closed, they're open now DAMIEN RICE Ageing is something that both men and women are utterly terrified about. CATE BLANCHETT In our civilization, men are afraid that they will not be men enough and women are afraid that they ... THEODOR REIK These men are worthy heirs to the tradition of Washington and Lee and Marshall, men who know their b... MAJ JOSIAH BUNTING Men are more interesting in books than they are in real life. ANNIE BARROWS Men are more interesting in books than they are in real life. MARY ANN SHAFFER Men and women are like right and left hands; it doesn't make sense not to use both. JEANNETTE RANKIN We have tears in our eyes As we wave our goodbyes, We so loved being with you, we three. ROALD DAHL Sarah learnt a lot from Alex. Like the way men could say one thing, then another, then act in a way ... EMILY MAGUIRE The American girl makes a servant of her husband and then finds him contemptible for being a servant JOHN STEINBECK It's worse than that when you see all these people whose homes are gone and they got nothing. JOHN BRYANT Politics doesn't make strange bedfellows, marriage does. JACKIE MASON Most married couples, even though they love each other very much in theory, tend to view each other ... BAUDELAIRE I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home, which answer the same purpose ... MARIE CORELLI I married beneath me. All women do. CHER For a male and female to live continuously together is...biologically speaking, an extremely unnatur... COTY PERFUME AD There are three things men can do with women: love them, suffer for them, or turn them into literatu... STEPHEN STILLS Some men are born with cold feet; some acquire cold feet; and some have cold feet thrust upon them. ANONYMOUS Want him to be more of a man? Try being more of a woman! HONORE DE BALZAC My mother-in-law broke up my marriage. My wife came home from work one day and found me in bed with ... LENNY BRUCE Study to be quiet, and to do your own business. [1 Thessalonians 4:11]. BIBLE If variety is the spice of life, marriage is the big can of leftover Spam. CHEKHOV Epperson's law: When a man says it's a silly, childish game, it's probably something his wife can be... ANONYMOUS In matrimony, to hesitate is sometimes to be saved. JOHNNY CARSON Marriage is like a violin. After the music is over, you still have the strings. ANONYMOUS Marriage is like a hot bath. Once you get used to it, it's not so hot. ANONYMOUS Marriage is like a box of chocolates. You have to squeeze a few bottoms to make sure you like what y... ANONYMOUS Marriage is bliss. Ignorance is bliss. Ergo... ANONYMOUS Marriage is a romance in which the hero dies in the first chapter. ANONYMOUS It's not as great a day for the bride as she thinks. She's not marrying the best man. ANONYMOUS He believes that marriage and a career don't mix. So after the wedding he plans to quit his job. ANONYMOUS All marriages are happy. It's living together afterwards that is difficult. ANONYMOUS A little girl at the wedding afterwards asked her mother why the bride changed her mind. "What do yo... ANONYMOUS A good marriage is like a casserole, only those responsible for it really know what goes in it. ANONYMOUS Marital Freedom: The liberty that allows a husband to do exactly that which his wife pleases. ANONYMOUS Every mother generally hopes that her daughter will snag a better husband than she managed to do...b... ANONYMOUS Compromise: An amiable arrangement between husband and wife whereby they agree to let her have her o... ANONYMOUS Be tolerant of the human race. Your whole family belongs to it -- and some of your spouse's family d... ANONYMOUS In the past decade or so, the women's magazines have taken to running home-handyperson articles sugg... ROBERT BRIFFAULT Honolulu, it's got everything. Sand for the children, sun for the wife, sharks for the wife's mother... ENGLISH PROVERB An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have; the older she gets the more interested he is ... HONORE DE BALZAC If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee. LENNY BRUCE Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother. LIN Yü-TANG I refuse to admit that I am more than 52, even if that makes my children illegitimate. LADY NANCY ASTOR Marriage is an adventure, like going to war. S. T. COLERIDGE Instead of getting hard ourselves and trying to compete, women should try to give their best qualiti... JOAN BAEZ Women like silent men. They think they're listening. MARCEL ARCHARD My wife organized the Jewish Women's Caucus boycott of Moses..
wait.. ! I am receiving a correction ... JOHN C LEHMAN Mistress: Something between a mister and a mattress. JIM BACKUS She is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one. EDMUND BURKE If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she'd still be standing... MARY FRANCES BERRY Woman was God's second mistake. ARISTOTLE ONASSIS No woman marries for money; they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in lo... ROGERS The most happy marriage I can imagine to myself would be the union of a deaf man to a blind woman. IRWIN COREY It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage. BASKINS I feel like Zsa Zsa Gabor's sixth husband. I know what I'm supposed to do, but I don't know how to m... DAVID BISSONETTE The woman who is known only through a man is known wrong. HENRY BROOKS ADAMS On one issue, at least, men and women agree; they both distrust women. H. L. MENCKEN A woman's head is always influenced by heart; but a man's heart by his head. -Lady Marguerite Bless... LADY MARGUERITE BLESSINGTON If it's a woman, its caustic; if it's a man, it's authoritative. -Barbara Walters. BARBARA WALTERS A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry is to a woman. EDWARD G. BULWER-LYTTON There is nothing enduring in life for a woman except what she builds in a man's heart. JUDITH ANDERSON They say that women talk too much. If you have worked in congress you know that the filibuster was i... CLARE BOOTH LUCE When women go wrong, men go right after them. -Mae West. MAE WEST The society of women is the element of good manners. JONATHAN S. HAAS Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry. PAULINE THOMASON I don't worry about terrorism. I was married for two years. F. M. KNOWLES Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures. SAM KINISON Bigamy is one way of avoiding the painful publicity of divorce and the expense of alimony. JOHN HEYWOOD I'd marry again if I found a man who had 15 million and would sign over half of it to me before the ... MADAME DE RIEUX Is it better for a woman to marry a man who loves her than a man she loves. AMY BLOOM A husband is a guy who tells you when you've got on too much lipstick and helps you with your girdle... POOR JIMMY'S ALMANAC Never tell. Not if you love your wife... In fact, if your old lady walks in on you, deny it. Yeah. J... MARY BUCKLEY Ah Mozart! He was happily married - but his wife wasn't. ANNE BRADSTREET A small family is soon provided for. MARVIN KITMAN Such a wife as I want... must be young, handsome I lay most stress upon a good shape, sensible a lit... ALEXANDER HAMILTON An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy. SPANISH PROVERB To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old ... THOMAS B. ALDRICH I require three things in a man: He must be handsome, ruthless, and stupid. BETTE-JANE RAPHAEL I have always dressed according to certain Basic Guy Fashion Rules, including: * Both of your socks ... JILLY COOPER Eternal boyhood is the dream of a depressing percentage of American males, and the locker room is th... DAVE BARRY Having a family is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain. NAVAHO SAYING He knows little, who will tell his wife all he knows. THOMAS FULLER When a man brings his wife flowers for no reason, there's a reason. MOLLY MCGEE The mandate for equal opportunity doesn't dictate disregard for the differences in candidates' quali... TIM III ELLIS We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive v... SIDNEY J. HARRIS Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, "She doesn... CLARE BOOTHE LUCE Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition. -Timothy Leary. TIMOTHY LEARY I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is; I only know that people call m... REBECCA WEST Men are not the enemy, but the fellow victims. The real enemy is women's denigration of themselves. ... BETTY FRIEDAN When women go wrong, men go right after them. CHARLOTTE WHITTON If I were a girl, I'd despair. The supply of good women far exceeds that of the men who deserve them... SACHA GUITRY Women see better than men. Men see lazily, if they do not expect to act. Women see quite without any... JANE GOODSELL
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The little poets sing of little things: Hope, cheer, and f... ROBERT E. HOWARD I have known many gods. He who denies them is as blind as he who trusts them too deeply. I seek not ... ROBERT E. HOWARD How can I wear the harness of toil And sweat at the daily round, While in my soul forever<... ROBERT E. HOWARD I'm not going out of my way looking for devils; but I wouldn't step out of my path to let one go by. ROBERT E. HOWARD No one is entitled to the truth. E. HOWARD HUNT People think SEALs are cold-blooded, heartless, wound-up, brainwashed killers. They imagine you can ... HOWARD E. WASDIN We had, after all, no other recourse to protect ourselves, no other document, let's say, than th... E. HOWARD HUNT If it's December 1941 in Casablanca, what time is it in New York? HOWARD E. KOCH Uneasy lies the head that craves the crown. HOWARD E. KOCH Seal Team Six is a different unit than the rest of the SEAL teams inasmuch as they concentrate prima... HOWARD E. WASDIN The heart and soul of a Navy SEAL is somebody who's committed to their country and committed to ... HOWARD E. WASDIN May God have mercy on my soul for the deaths on my name and for the treachery I committed. Betrayal ... E. HOWARD HUNT I wasn't privy to all of the intelligence that was coming in about Guatemala, but I did see the ... E. HOWARD HUNT If a nation wants to live in peace with its neighbors, it doesn't keep rattling the saber at the... HOWARD E. KOCH I want to share some insight into why someone would want to be a SEAL. A lot of us faced obstacles g... HOWARD E. WASDIN The guy who finally pulled the trigger on Osama bin Laden is not patting himself on the back. He'... HOWARD E. WASDIN In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength. ROBERT E. LEE The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not... ROBERT E. LEE The doctrines & miracles of our Saviour have required nearly two thousand years to convert but a... ROBERT E. LEE I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat pean... ROBERT E. LEE The education of a man is never completed until he dies. ROBERT E. LEE Say just what you mean to do on every occasion, and take it for granted you mean to do right. ROBERT E. LEE Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or keep one; the man who requires you to do so is dearly pur... ROBERT E. LEE I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than to incur the reproach of our cons... ROBERT E. LEE My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian. ROBERT E. LEE We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth ... ROBERT E. LEE I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it. ROBERT E. LEE Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live ... ROBERT E. LEE You must study to be frank with the world: Frankness is the child of honesty and courage. ROBERT E. LEE Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one. ROBERT E. LEE A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others. ROBERT E. LEE We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We have been defeated. For us as a Ch... ROBERT E. LEE We should live, act, and say nothing to the injury of anyone. It is not only best as a matter of pri... ROBERT E. LEE They seemed so united that I loved them as one person." Lee wrote of his son and daughter-in-law on ... ROBERT E. LEE It is well that war is so terrible--we shouldn't grow too fond of it. ROBERT E. LEE This is America. You can do anything here. ROBERT E. TURNER Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one. -Robert E. Lee. ROBERT E. LEE All Coolidge had to do in 1924 was to keep his mean trap shut, to be elected. All Harding had to do ... ROBERT E. SHERWOOD This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what com... ROBERT E. SPEER This duality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versus passion, ... ROBERT E. ORNSTEIN Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You s... ROBERT E. LEE Duty then is the sublimest word in the English language. You should do your duty in all things. You ... ROBERT E. LEE Never do a wrong thing to make a friend--or to keep one. ROBERT E. LEE True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it d... ROBERT E. LEE While we see the course of the final abolition of human slavery is onward, & we give it the aid ... ROBERT E. LEE In this enlightened age, there are few I believe, but what will acknowledge, that slavery as an inst... ROBERT E. LEE It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it. ROBERT E. LEE What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors. ROBERT E. LEE I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself. ROBERT E. LEE It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it. ROBERT E. LEE Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character. ROBERT E. LEE It is easier to make our wishes conform to our means than to make our means conform to our wishes. ROBERT E. LEE The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and ... ROBERT E. LEE We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing. ROBERT E. LEE A Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets has no charm for me. If the Union is diss... ROBERT E. LEE I have fought against the people of the North because I believed they were seeking to wrest from the... ROBERT E. LEE To summarize, Easter Sunday is the most important Sunday. It is the Sunday of all Sundays. It is the... ROBERT E. WEBBER He must be independent and brave, and sure of himself and of the importance of his work, because if ... ROBERT E. SHERWOOD It is well that war is so terrible - otherwise we would grow too fond of it. ROBERT E. LEE And, most important, we have to shift our understanding of ourselves as separate individuals, each s... ROBERT E. ORNSTEIN You cannot be a true man until you learn to obey. ROBERT E. LEE Strike the tent. ROBERT E. LEE To be a good soldier, you must love the army. To be a good commander, you must be willing to order t... ROBERT E. LEE He must be a chaser of wild geese, as well as of wild ducks. He must be prepared to make a public sp... ROBERT E SHERWOOD If a friend asks a favor, you should grant it if it is reasonable; if not, tell him plainly why you ... ROBERT E. LEE It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it. ROBERT E. LEE I have fought against the people of the North because I believed they were seeking to wrest from the... ROBERT E. LEE "After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northe... ROBERT E. LEE I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, tha... ROBERT E. LEE What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and... ROBERT E. LEE Laws continue to be enacted, and the regulatory environment has become more complex due to unaccepta... ROBERT E. DAVIS The suicide passes a judgment. Society does not care to examine the judgment, but in defense of itse... ROBERT E. NEALE Love actually is a great act of the will. It's when I say, "I desire your good, not for my sake but ... ROBERT E. BARRON Why, sir, in the beginning we appointed all our worst generals to command the armies, and all our be... ROBERT E. LEE The truth is this: The march of Providence is so slow and our desires so impatient; the work of prog... ROBERT E. LEE Chronic anxiety is a state more undesirable than any other, and we will try almost any maneuver to e... ROBERT E. NEALE To be able to write a play a man must be sensitive, imaginative, naive, gullible, passionate; he mus... ROBERT E. SHERWOOD Drink life down, Empty the bottle, Taste, sip, guzzle, As to how, It matters not, Just drink life do... ROBERT E. BERG Shaken and marked deeply so,
Heart bared open rent asunder,
Eyes dew-drops in the morning chill,
Lab... ROBERT E. BERG Happiness comes with simple things in life, sometimes a word, sometimes a kind gesture given or rece... ROBERT E. BERG The devil's name is dullness. ROBERT E. LEE All Coolidge had to do in 1924 was to keep his mean trap shut, to be elected. All Harding had to do ... ROBERT E SHERWOOD He loves his sailors, he loves his Navy, no bones about that, ... He never expects anything in retur... ROBERT E. LEE Even in rain, we can be facinated with sensations of beauty in the world, sight, sound, smell, and d... ROBERT E. BERG Seek another such matched dance,
Fall again under such a trance,
Can such dreams again be found?
Lov... ROBERT E. BERG The devil's name is dullness. ROBERT E. LEE I am the giver of life, part of every person. I am in the sky, a rainbow, a cloud, a humid day. I am... ROBERT E. BERG My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are ... ROBERT E. LEE Let the tent be struck. ROBERT E. LEE Fill the phial full, decant love of life, don’t bottle it up, holding all inside. ROBERT E. BERG Soft sweet memories haunting,
Bring waking awareness to my soul,
Bleed out upon this page,
Thoughts ... ROBERT E. BERG Wild abandon release the pain?
Healing not yet to be gained,
Mind and soul yet wrapped about,
Dreame... ROBERT E. BERG A person that knows what he wants is dangerous. ROBERT E. MILLER As for relegated/delegated responsibility to ensure organizational software licensing compliance, ma... ROBERT E. DAVIS Duty is the sublimest word in our language. ROBERT E. LEE Our country demands all our strength, all our energies. To resist the powerful combination now formi... ROBERT E. LEE Soil, spot, odorous clothes, Wash and rinse problems away, Grey water for plants to grow, A clean sh... ROBERT E. BERG It would appear that General Hooker has placed his hindquarters where his headquarters should be." (... ROBERT E. LEE It is well that war is so terrible, or we should get too fond of it. ROBERT E. LEE Basking in the Sunshine,
Caress of your warm glow,
Cast beneath a spell of passions,
Lost of all con... ROBERT E. BERG Tendrils of snow drifting along the beaten track, Bright sun shining through the lingering cold abov... ROBERT E. BERG Burn bright soul, Scream to the heavens, Seize what life offers, Warmth will be in remembrance, When... ROBERT E. BERG All are different, judge not on appearences, look at the whole, celebrate life and those who seek to... ROBERT E. BERG Do your duty in all things, like the old Puritan. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do le... ROBERT E. LEE Developing and implementing IT governance design effectiveness and efficiency can be a multidirectio... ROBERT E. DAVIS Go home all you boys who fought with me and help build up the shattered fortunes of our old state ROBERT E. LEE There are very few nearly perfect plays. 'Streetcar' is one of them, ROBERT E. LEE Never do a wrong thing to make a friend--or to keep one. ROBERT E. LEE Private and public life are subject to the same rules-- truth and manliness are two qualities that w... ROBERT E. LEE When a flight is proceeding incredibly well, something was forgotten. ROBERT E. LIVINGSTON Because the issues debated at the convention were very contentious and very divisive, it's easy to i... A. E. DICK HOWARD In many ways, the U.S. Supreme Court remains the paradigm. A. E. DICK HOWARD We're talking about a constitution that is in its third century. That's really quite remarkable amon... A. E. DICK HOWARD I am of the opinion that all who can should vote for the most intelligent, honest, and conscientious... GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE Still a Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets, and in which strife and civil war ... GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it d... GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one. GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE The education of a man is never complete until he dies. GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE Business is like war in one respect. If its grand strategy is correct, any number of tactical errors... GENERAL ROBERT E. WOODS We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We have been defeated. For us as a Ch... GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are ... GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it. GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE The devil's name is dullness. GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself. GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You s... GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE Private and public life are subject to the same rules; and truth and manliness are two qualities tha... GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE My experiences of men has neither disposed me to think worse of them nor be indisposed to serve them... GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE There is nothing left for me to do but to go and see General Grant and I would rather die a thousand... GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE The impact of violent video games upon children is not as clearly established as the impact of viole... ROBERT E. MCAFEE, MD. Let the tent be struck. GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat pean... GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE Through television and movies, our society is a virtual captive of an entire world of violence ROBERT E. MCAFEE, MD. Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain. GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE It is well that war is so terrible, else we should grow too fond of it. GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and... GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE … I believe that the maintenance of the rights and authority reserved to the states and to the peo... GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance. E. E. CUMMINGS To destroy is always the first step in any creation. E. E. CUMMINGS Nothing recedes like progress. E. E. CUMMINGS Unbeing dead isn't being alive. E. E. CUMMINGS I like my body when it is with your body. It is so quite new a thing. Muscles better and nerves more... E. E. CUMMINGS Humanity I love you because when you're hard up you pawn your intelligence to buy a drink. E. E. CUMMINGS I imagine that yes is the only living thing. E. E. CUMMINGS At least the Pilgrim Fathers used to shoot Indians: the Pilgrim Children merely punch time clocks. E. E. CUMMINGS I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach 10,000 stars how not to dance. E. E. CUMMINGS Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question. E. E. CUMMINGS Unless you love someone, nothing else makes any sense. E. E. CUMMINGS It takes three to make a child. E. E. CUMMINGS The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful. E. E. CUMMINGS Be of love a little more careful than of anything. E. E. CUMMINGS Listen; there's a hell of a good universe next door: let's go. E. E. CUMMINGS Here is little Effie's head. Her brains are made of gingerbread. When
the judgement day comes, God w... E E CUMMINGS Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question. E E CUMMINGS It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are. E E CUMMINGS He without fear is king of the world. E. E. EDDISON America makes prodigious mistakes, America has colossal faults, but one thing cannot be denied: Amer... E. E. CUMMINGS Unbeing dead isn't being alive. E. E. CUMMINGS To be nobody but yourself in a world that's doing its best to make you somebody else, is to fight th... E. E. CUMMINGS To like an individual because he's black is just as insulting as to dislike him because he isn't whi... E E CUMMINGS Knowledge is a polite word for dead but not buried imagination. E. E. CUMMINGS It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. E. E. CUMMINGS Kisses are a better fate than wisdom. E. E. CUMMINGS America makes prodigious mistakes, America has colossal faults, but one thing cannot be denied: Amer... E. E. CUMMINGS Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience ... E. E. CUMMINGS To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody e... E. E. CUMMINGS A wind has blown the rain away and blown the sky away and all the leaves away, and the trees stand. ... E. E. CUMMINGS I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blu... E. E. CUMMINGS The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. E. E. CUMMINGS A politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat except a man. E. E. CUMMINGS Private property began the instant somebody had a mind of his own. E. E. CUMMINGS Palm Sunday In the person of Christ, the formidable law of God, which by itself appalls us by its... E. E. JENKINS To destroy is always the first step in any creation. E E CUMMINGS The only man, woman, or child who ever wrote a simple declarative sentence with seven grammatical er... E E CUMMINGS To be nobody-but-yourself -- in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybod... E E CUMMINGS To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you like everybod... E E CUMMINGS The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. E E CUMMINGS Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience ... E E CUMMINGS Listen; there's a hell of a good universe next door: let's go. E E CUMMINGS Life's not a paragraph And death i think is no parenthesis E E CUMMINGS It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. E E CUMMINGS I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart. E E CUMMINGS (i do not know what it is about you that closes and opens; only something in me understands ... E E CUMMINGS I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart. E. E. CUMMINGS It is with roses and locomotives (not to mention acrobats Spring electricity Coney Island the 4th of... E. E. CUMMINGS To like an individual because he's black is just as insulting as to dislike him because he isn... E. E. CUMMINGS who knows if the moon's / a balloon, coming out of a keen city / in the sky - filled with pretty peo... E. E. CUMMINGS for whatever we lose (like a you or a me) / it's always ourselves we find in the sea E. E. CUMMINGS The earth laughs in flowers. E. E. CUMMINGS The Cambridge ladies who live in furnished souls are unbeautiful and have comfortable minds. E. E. CUMMINGS Love is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear; the strength so strong... E. E. CUMMINGS To like an individual because he's black is just as insulting as to dislike him because he isn't whi... E. E. CUMMINGS I would rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach 10,000 stars how not to dance. E. E. CUMMINGS To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody e... E. E. CUMMINGS Here is the deepest secret nobody knows.Here is the root of the root and the bud of the budAnd the s... E. E. CUMMINGS