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Joe Hill, born on October 7, 1879, was a prominent labor activist in the United States. Known for his involvement in organizing labor strikes and advocating for workers' rights, Hill's life was marked by struggle and sacrifice. His poetry and songs continue to inspire countless workers to this day.

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Famous Joe Hill Quotes

“There's only room for one hero in this story-and everyone knows the devil doesn't get to be the good guy.”

Knows Stories Guy Rooms Hero Devil Good Guy

Author:Joe Hill

“Innocence ain’t all it’s cracked up to be, you know. Innocent little kids rip the wings off flies, because they don’t know any better. That’s innocence”

Knows Littles Kids Wings Innocent Innocence Be You Little Kid Rip Cracked

Author:Joe Hill

“Who knows what may lie around the next corner? There may be a window somewhere ahead. It may look out on a field of sunflowers.”

Knows Looks May Lying Next Fields Window Corners Sunflower

Book:20th Century Ghosts

Source: 20th Century Ghosts

“I didn't know the inner me was hungry," I said to Art. "That's because it already starved to death.”

Knows Art Said Hungry

Book:20th Century Ghosts

Source: 20th Century Ghosts

“It was something... the way a person's life picked up speed, the way a life was like a bullet aimed at one final target, impossible to slow or turn aside, and like the bullet, you were ignorant of what you were going to hit, would never know anything except the rush and the impact.”

Knows Way Persons Turns Impossible Impact Finals Speed Ignorant Target Bullets

Book:Horns

Source: Horns

“You think you know someone. But mostly you just know what you want to know.”

Thinking Knows Want What You Want You Think You Know

Author:Joe Hill

“The soul is an irrational, indivisible equation that perfectly expresses one thing: you. The soul would be no good to the devil if it could be destroyed. And it is not lost when placed in Satan's care, as is so often said. He always know exactly how to put his finger on it.”

Ifs Knows Said Soul Would Be Care Lost One Thing Devil Fingers Destroyed Satan Irrational Equations Indivisible

Author:Joe Hill

“You know someone for a while and then one day a hole opens underneath them, and they fall out of your world.”

Knows World Fall One Day Holes

Book:Voluntary Committal

Source: Voluntary Committal

About the Author

Born: October 7, 1879
Died: November 19, 1915
Known for: Activist
Quotes: 74

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