All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure. Carl Sandburg Failure
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 Age
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 Future
In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning. Carl Sandburg Morning
In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning. Carl Sandburg Society
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 Poetry