Important Quotes by Robert Fulghum

to understand our love they'd have to turn the world upside down

— Robert Fulghum

What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul?

— Robert Fulghum

“Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts”

— Robert Fulghum

Life is. I am. Anything might happen. And I believe I may invest my life with meaning. The uncertainty is a blessing in disguise.…

— Robert Fulghum

Weddings seem to be magnets for mishap and for whatever craziness lurks in family closets. In more ways than one, weddings bring out the…

— Robert Fulghum

I don't think there is a hidden purpose to the universe that you have to puzzle out.

— Robert Fulghum

The name is not important anymore - it's the tone that counts. I feel like an old dog I know. He will come to…

— Robert Fulghum

“Nobody goes "AAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" when they sing it. Maybe because it puts the life adventure in such clear and simple terms. The small creature is…

— Robert Fulghum

Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate-school mountain, but there at the sandpile at Sunday School.

— Robert Fulghum

You are free to give life meaning, whatever meaning you want to give it.

— Robert Fulghum

If we could just figure out how to have more fun at it, maybe more of us would join the ranks of those who…

— Robert Fulghum

Sometimes during the day, I consciously focus on some ordinary object and allow myself a momentary "paying-attention." This paying-attention gives meaning to my life.…

— Robert Fulghum

All I ever needed to know I learned in kindergarten. Share everything ... Don't hit people ... Clean up your own mess ...

— Robert Fulghum

No. I was an only child.

— Robert Fulghum

You feel like an ant contemplating Chicago.

— Robert Fulghum