God says to me with kind of a smile,"Hey how would you like to be God awhileAnd steer the world?""Okay," says I, "I'll give it a try.Where do I set?How much do I get?What time is lunch?When can I quit?""Gimme back that wheel," says God,"I don't think you're quite ready yet."


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SHEL SILVERSTEIN
One sister for sale,
One sister for sale,
One crying and spying young sister for sale
SHEL SILVERSTEIN
Talked my head off
Worked my tail off
Cried my eyes out
Walked my feet off
Sang ...
SHEL SILVERSTEIN
Talked my head off
Worked my tail off
Cried my eyes out
Walked my feet off
Sang ...
SHEL SILVERSTEIN
Wealth is not a sign of dignity, dear Jonah. Only those who put faith above wealth are worthy of thi...
VIKTOR SHEL
Everyone has honour and a good name. It is the only sacred thing that every person has.
VIKTOR SHEL
It certainly seems they're casting a net much more widely than would be necessary to thwart somethin...
MARK SILVERSTEIN
Our girls have their confidence back. Now we're hoping to go play good tennis in Maryland.
DAN SILVERSTEIN
All the things that makes a new house a home, he's going after.
ALAN SILVERSTEIN
There should have been public consultation. It should have been debated in the House.
ALAN SILVERSTEIN
Why is the FBI conducting surveillance of a bookstore, monitoring the persons who gather there, and ...
MARK SILVERSTEIN
The only thing I could see in here that would stimulate sexual functioning is caffeine because it im...
JUDITH SILVERSTEIN
If you look around Denver, you see many of the buildings Al Cohen erected.
LARRY SILVERSTEIN
Norman Foster understands how to design a bold urban icon while simultaneously enhancing the environ...
LARRY SILVERSTEIN
They've effectively cut off public participation at Town Board meetings. Now the public doesn't get ...
CAROL SILVERSTEIN
When the Town Board passes a bond for $2.55 million and then it goes up to $4.25 million, that's fis...
CAROL SILVERSTEIN
My guess is (it will be) about 300 years until computers are as good as, say, your local reference l...
CRAIG SILVERSTEIN
There's no question that the next series we have will not be at the same level as the first 13 match...
DAN SILVERSTEIN
We feel good about the win and know that even when we were losing, we were playing good tennis. We f...
DAN SILVERSTEIN
I don't really know the man my mother fell in love with. My dad was not a big part of my life for a ...
JAMIE SILVERSTEIN
It was cool. I was surprised how relaxed I was. I broke my lace, so I didn't have time to worry abou...
JAMIE SILVERSTEIN
Whirlwind is putting it nicely.
JAMIE SILVERSTEIN
It was fun. I think for us this is really about the experience, and we're here to root on the other ...
JAMIE SILVERSTEIN
I feel cool. I was surprised how relaxed I was.
JAMIE SILVERSTEIN
I haven't experienced needing to be at such a high level for so long time, so it's been overwhelming...
JAMIE SILVERSTEIN
I mean you looked at me, and you could tell something was wrong. But I also lied through my teeth. B...
JAMIE SILVERSTEIN
I'm just thrilled; not everyone gets another chance to be a part of something really special.
JAMIE SILVERSTEIN
Wow, I can't even talk. We really, really wanted it. I'm almost afraid to say how much we wanted it.
JAMIE SILVERSTEIN
We really, really wanted this. We were afraid to say how much we wanted this.
JAMIE SILVERSTEIN
The Colorado statute, however, applies only to American flags, which raises another constitutional i...
MARK SILVERSTEIN
It is not practical to build super-tall office buildings in the post-9/11 world,
LARRY SILVERSTEIN
only concern right now is designing a safe and spectacular Freedom Tower in keeping with the well-es...
LARRY SILVERSTEIN
to the extent the demand is there.
LARRY SILVERSTEIN
I am thrilled with today's victory. But this is a win for all New Yorkers. Today's decision means an...
LARRY SILVERSTEIN
I would assume it will not look completely different,
LARRY SILVERSTEIN
Al Cohen was a builder of high-rise office buildings - buildings of consequence.
LARRY SILVERSTEIN
We have zero commitments for 7 because it is too early,
LARRY SILVERSTEIN
The mayor has frequently urged us to proceed as quickly as possible, ... I believe that New Yorkers ...
LARRY SILVERSTEIN
The city is not dead and can't be allowed to die, ... We owe [rebuilding] to our children and to our...
LARRY SILVERSTEIN
Sex sells, and those are great marketing, great advertising. There's no regulation of things like dr...
JUDITH SILVERSTEIN
I don't see anything in here that would cause sexual arousal or desire.
JUDITH SILVERSTEIN
There could have been some background to the rumor. And if not, Burma right now is at a point where ...
JOSEF SILVERSTEIN
The Burmese are retreating from the outside world. They are isolating themselves in a bunker mentali...
JOSEF SILVERSTEIN
That Janet Bacon was a criminal trespasser has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt. We must assess...
JEFFREY SILVERSTEIN
My client felt horrid about what happened, but he truly believed he acted appropriately at the time.
JEFFREY SILVERSTEIN
I'm really pleased that he is going to be returned to his family. Obviously, this incident was terri...
JEFFREY SILVERSTEIN
What's he doing here?
ROB SILVERSTEIN