Quotes by Burl Ives

About Burl Ives:

Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives was an American actor, writer, and folk singer. As an actor, Ives' work included comedies, dramas, and voice work in theater, television, and motion pictures. Music critic John Rockwell said, "Ives' voice ... had the sheen and finesse of opera without its latter-day Puccinian vulgarities and without the pretensions of operatic ritual. It was genteel in expressive impact without being genteel in social conformity. And it moved people."
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The cool wind blew in my face and all at once I felt as if I had shed dullness from myself. Before me lay a long gray line with a black mark down the center. The birds were singing. It was spring.

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I went to my room and packed a change of clothes, got my banjo, and started walking down the road. Soon I found myself on the open highway headed east.

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How I longed to see these things; how I longed to see the Liberty Bell and walk on the streets where Thomas Jefferson, Tom Paine and Benjamin Franklin had walked.

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I stopped and gazed on the little dull man who was being paid to be a teacher of teachers. I turned and walked to the door, slammed it closed with a bang, and broken glass crashed to the floor. There was uproar behind me in the class, which did not i...

Burl Ives

Author Bio

  • NameBurl Ives
  • DescriptionAmerican actor, writer and folk music singer
  • BornJune 14, 1909
  • DiedApril 14, 1995
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Street Artist; Banjoist; Author; Singer; Autobiographer
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Supporting Actor