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Robert Frost

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Robert Frost (1874–1963) was an American poet known for his realistic depictions of rural New England life and his command of colloquial speech. Four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Frost is among the most popular and critically acclaimed poets in American history. Lines from poems like "The Road Not Taken" have become part of the cultural fabric.

“You don't have to deserve your mother's love. You have to deserve your father's.”

— Robert Frost

Love

All Quotes by Robert Frost

“A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.”

— Robert Frost

Age

“If you don't know how great this country is, I know someone who does Russia.”

— Robert Frost

Great

“By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.”

— Robert Frost

Work

“Freedom lies in being bold.”

— Robert Frost

Freedom

“I'd just as soon play tennis with the net down.”

— Robert Frost

Sports

“It's a funny thing that when a man hasn't anything on earth to worry about, he goes off and gets married.”

— Robert Frost

Funny

“The world is full of willing people some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.”

— Robert Frost

Work

“I go to school the youth to learn the future.”

— Robert Frost

Future

“If society fits you comfortably enough, you call it freedom.”

— Robert Frost

Freedom

“Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.”

— Robert Frost

Life

“There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies.”

— Robert Frost

Teacher

“I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power.”

— Robert Frost

History

“Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I'll forgive Thy great big joke on me.”

— Robert Frost

Great

“There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.”

— Robert Frost

Great

“Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.”

— Robert Frost

Home

“You don't have to deserve your mother's love. You have to deserve your father's.”

— Robert Frost

Love

“To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.”

— Robert Frost

Work

“Education doesn't change life much. It just lifts trouble to a higher plane of regard.”

— Robert Frost

Change

“A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body - the wishbone.”

— Robert Frost

Life

“The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.”

— Robert Frost

Work