All of these are names given me by other people, but not names I would have given myself. My name is not mine, it's theirs. It's a series of costumes put on my life by other people. — 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
