I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contained, I stand and look at them long and long. Walt Whitman
To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle. Every cubic inch of space is a miracle. Walt Whitman
I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don’t believe I deserved my friends. Walt Whitman
Nothing external to me can have any power over me. Walt Whitman
The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem. Walt Whitman
Be curious, not judgmental. Walt Whitman
Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself. (I am large, I contains multitudes). Walt Whitman
Now I see the secret of the making of the best persons. It is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth. Walt Whitman
Nothing endures but personal qualities. Walt Whitman
I see great things in baseball. It’s our game – the American game. It will take our people out of doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger physical stoicism. Tend to relieve us from being a nervous, dyspeptic set. Repair those losses, and be a blessing to us. Walt Whitman
Without enough wilderness America will change. Democracy, with its myriad personalities and increasing sophistication, must be fibred and vitalized by the regular contact with outdoor growths – animals, trees, sun warmth, and free skies – or it will dwindle and pale. Walt Whitman
Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you? Walt Whitman