A Quote by Walt Whitman

I am not contain'd between my hat and boots. — © Walt Whitman
I am not contain'd between my hat and boots.

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I pass death with the dying and birth with the new-wash'd babe, and am not contained between my hat and my boots.
A simple separate person is not contained between his hat and his boots.
This whole concept of boots on the ground, we've got a phobia about boots on the ground. If our military experts say, we need boots on the ground, we should put boots on the ground and recognize that there will be boots on the ground and they'll be over here, and they'll be their boots if we don't get out of there now.
I have hardly begun to live on Staten Island yet; but, like the man who, when forbidden to tread on English ground, carried Scottish ground in his boots, I carry Concord ground in my boots and in my hat,--and am I not made of Concord dust? I cannot realize that it is the roar of the sea I hear now, and not the wind in Walden woods. I find more of Concord, after all, in the prospect of the sea, beyond Sandy Hook, than in the fields and woods.
I feel that I am just a storyteller, and whether I am wearing the director hat or the playwright hat, it doesn't matter.
Hats look exactly the same. There's no difference between The Writing Hat and The Acting Hat.
I tend to wear boots, jeans, and T-shirts everywhere I go, and a hat.
First buy a cowboy hat and boots. Then you're on your way to being a Texan.
It was the kind of sword that would make a lifelong pacifist look for tall boots and a hat with feathers.
I think every man should have a pair of boots. They're really sexy. Leather boots, cowboy boots, it depends.
Tipping your hat to a lady is good form. If you're at a dinner table, you'd most certainly take your hat off - cowboy hat, baseball hat, or otherwise.
When I was about six, I was kind of a cowboy. I'd dress up in boots, straps, hat and bandanna, and my dad would take us to the rodeo.
I headed out to have a breather at the stage door, dressed in my tramp costume. I had my bowler hat between my feet and there were passers-by, and one of them turned back and said, 'Do you need help, brother?' And $1 fell into my hat!
I think every man should have a pair of boots. They're really sexy. Leather boots, cowboy boots, it depends. I really like the ones from the Seventies with the heels.
I never had a hat, never wore one, but recently was given a brown suede duck-hunting hat. The moment I put it on I realized I was starved for a hat. I kept it warm by putting it on my head. I made plans to wear it especially when I was going to do any thinking. Somewhere in Virginia, I lost my hat.
In the summer I wear shorts with a bright top and ankle boots or just sandals. I'll add a nice scarf, maybe a hat, some cool sunglasses. It's all about the accessories.
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