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Carl Sandburg Quote
 | “I took to wearing a black tie known as the Ascot, with long drooping ends. I had seen pictures of painters, sculptors, poets, wearing this style of tie.” ―Carl Sandburg Source/Notes: Ever the Winds of Chance (1999 edition), University of Illinois Press - ISBN: 9780252068485 |
| “Life is like an onion. You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.” ―Carl Sandburg Source/Notes: As quoted in "The Art of Public Address" by Win David Kelley, W. C. Brown, 1970, p. 279 |
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Carl Sandburg
Born: January 6, 1878
Died: July 22, 1967 (aged 89)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Poet, journalist, author
Bio: Carl Sandburg was an American writer and editor, best known for his poetry. He was the recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and another for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. H. L. Mencken called Sandburg indubitably an American in every pulse-beat.
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