Sometimes during the day, I consciously focus on some ordinary object and allow myself a momentary "paying-attention." This paying-attention gives meaning to… — Robert Fulghum Copy Share Image
The Sikh gave him the money. When Menon asked for his address so that he could repay the man, the Sikh said… — Robert Fulghum Copy Share Image
I do not want to know what you will hope for. I want to know what you will work for. I do… — Robert Fulghum Copy Share Image
Then he read the words of the scroll slowly, first in Japanese and then carefully translated into English: 'There is really nothing… — Robert Fulghum Copy Share Image
Imagination is more important than information. Einstein said that, and he should know. And they come. And they look. And we push.… — Robert Fulghum Copy Share Image
The Indian danced on alone. The crowd clapped up the beat. The Indian danced with a chair. The crowd went crazy. The… — Robert Fulghum Copy Share Image
What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul? — Robert Fulghum Copy Share Image
“Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts” — Robert Fulghum Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I don't think there is a hidden purpose to the universe that you have to puzzle out. — Robert Fulghum Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate-school mountain, but there at the sandpile at Sunday School. — Robert Fulghum Copy Share Image
You are free to give life meaning, whatever meaning you want to give it. — Robert Fulghum Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
