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title: "34 Way Quotes By Mitch Albom"
description: "34 Way quotes by Mitch Albom. Plus more from Mitch Albom and more Way sayings from other authors."
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> [my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways" from the book of Isaiah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/my-thoughts-are-not-your-thoughts-neither-are-your-ways-my-ways-from/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [But my father, a thief in many ways, had robbed me of my concentration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/but-my-father-a-thief-in-many-ways-had-robbed-me-of-my-concentration/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [the pain we suffer is a way to make us appreciate what comes next.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/the-pain-we-suffer-is-a-way-to-make-us-appreciate-what-comes-next/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [sometimes what you miss the most is the way a loved one made you feel about yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/sometimes-what-you-miss-the-most-is-the-way-a-loved-one-made-you-feel/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [But fates are connected in ways we don’t understand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/but-fates-are-connected-in-ways-we-don-t-understand/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [Mankind is connected in ways it does not understand - even in dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/mankind-is-connected-in-ways-it-does-not-understand-even-in-dreams/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/the-way-you-get-meaning-into-your-life-is-to-devote-yourself-to-2/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [Sometimes, kids want you to hurt the way they hurt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/sometimes-kids-want-you-to-hurt-the-way-they-hurt/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [There is no formula to relationships. They have to be negotiated in loving ways, with room for both parties, what they want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/there-is-no-formula-to-relationships-they-have-to-be-negotiated-in-2/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [To know you're going to die, and to be prepared for it at any time. That's better. That way you can actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/to-know-you-re-going-to-die-and-to-be-prepared-for-it-at-any-time/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [when your time came, it came, and that was that. You might say something smart on your way out, but you might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/when-your-time-came-it-came-and-that-was-that-you-might-say-something/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [If you hold back on the emotions--if you don't allow yourself to go all the way through them--you can never get to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/if-you-hold-back-on-the-emotions-if-you-don-t-allow-yourself-to-go/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [We all lose somebody we care about and want to find some comforting way of dealing with it, something that will give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/we-all-lose-somebody-we-care-about-and-want-to-find-some-comforting/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [Suddenly, details seemed extremely important. Details were something to grab on to, a way to insert myself into the story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/suddenly-details-seemed-extremely-important-details-were-something-to/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/the-way-you-get-meaning-into-your-life-is-to-devote-yourself-to/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [I hate to be like everyone else, but I'm rooting for San Antonio because I like teams that were built the old-fashioned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/i-hate-to-be-like-everyone-else-but-i-m-rooting-for-san-antonio/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [I believe he died this way on purpose. I believe he wanted no chilling moments, no one to witness his last breath…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/i-believe-he-died-this-way-on-purpose-i-believe-he-wanted-no-chilling/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [There is no experience like having children.’ That’s all. There is no substitute for it. You cannot do it with a friend.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/there-is-no-experience-like-having-children-that-s-all-there-is-no/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [I took my orders, too. But if i couldn't keep you alive, I thought I could at least keep you together. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/i-took-my-orders-too-but-if-i-couldn-t-keep-you-alive-i-thought-i/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [“I also believe that parents, if they love you, will hold you up safely, above their swirling waters, and sometimes that means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/i-also-believe-that-parents-if-they-love-you-will-hold-you-up-safely/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [When I lacked even the self-respect to keep myself alive, she dabbed my cuts and I fell back into being a son;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/when-i-lacked-even-the-self-respect-to-keep-myself-alive-she-dabbed/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [I still think there is a way to take all the mistakes that we've made as adults and put a little bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/i-still-think-there-is-a-way-to-take-all-the-mistakes-that-we-ve-made/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [He had his time measures and he had her. That was his life. For as long as he could remember, it had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/he-had-his-time-measures-and-he-had-her-that-was-his-life-for-as-long/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [The truth is, when our mothers held us, rocked us, stroked our heads -none of us ever got enough of that. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/the-truth-is-when-our-mothers-held-us-rocked-us-stroked-our-heads/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [It's the same thing with faith, by the way." We don't want to get stuck having to go to services all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/it-s-the-same-thing-with-faith-by-the-way-we-don-t-want-to-get-stuck/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [If you hold back on the emotions--if you don't allow yourself to go all the way through them--you can never get to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/if-you-hold-back-on-the-emotions-if-you-don-t-allow-yourself-to-go-2/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [“The problem, Mitch, is that we don't believe we are as much alike as we are. Whites and blacks, Catholics and Protestants,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/the-problem-mitch-is-that-we-don-t-believe-we-are-as-much-alike-as-we/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [No. You can't work your way into heaven. Anytime you try and justify yourself with works, you disqualify yourself with works. What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/no-you-can-t-work-your-way-into-heaven-anytime-you-try-and-justify/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [Don't cling to things, because everything is impermanent... But detachment doesn't mean you don't let the experience penetrate you. On the contrary,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/don-t-cling-to-things-because-everything-is-impermanent-but/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [The backside of a mountain is a fight against human nature. You have to care as much about yourself on the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/the-backside-of-a-mountain-is-a-fight-against-human-nature-you-have/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [Are you seeing anyone romantically?" he inquired. "No, I'm not," she replied. "Good. Please keep it that way. Because I intend to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/are-you-seeing-anyone-romantically-he-inquired-no-i-m-not-she-replied/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [Tell me about your family," I said. And so she did. I listened intently as my mother went through each branch of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/tell-me-about-your-family-i-said-and-so-she-did-i-listened-intently/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [I asked myself, 'Am I going to withdraw from the world, like most people do, or am I going to live?' I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/i-asked-myself-am-i-going-to-withdraw-from-the-world-like-most-people/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [It’s funny. I met a man once who did a lot of mountain climbing. I asked him which was harder, ascending or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/it-s-funny-i-met-a-man-once-who-did-a-lot-of-mountain-climbing-i/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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## Other authors on Way

## More by Mitch Albom

> [“He wondered how it was fair that your dying should depend so much on when you were born.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/he-wondered-how-it-was-fair-that-your-dying-should-depend-so-much-on/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [“After the funeral, my life changed. I felt as if time were suddenly precious, water going down an open drain, and I could not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/after-the-funeral-my-life-changed-i-felt-as-if-time-were-suddenly/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [the words people do not speak are louder than the ones they do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/the-words-people-do-not-speak-are-louder-than-the-ones-they-do/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [“Once, lovers on faraway shores sat by candlelight and dipped ink to parchment, writing words that could not be erased. They took an evening…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/once-lovers-on-faraway-shores-sat-by-candlelight-and-dipped-ink-to/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [Giving to other people makes me feel alive. Not my car or my house. Not what I look like in the mirror. When I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/giving-to-other-people-makes-me-feel-alive-not-my-car-or-my-house-not/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [Life goes quickly, doesn't it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/life-goes-quickly-doesn-t-it/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [As children grow, they gravitate to their fates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/as-children-grow-they-gravitate-to-their-fates/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [“If the only thing wrong with Moses is that he's not yours; if the only thing wrong with Jesus is that he's not yours;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/if-the-only-thing-wrong-with-moses-is-that-he-s-not-yours-if-the-only/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [“Sometimes your kids will say the nastiest things, won't they, Rose? You want to ask,'Whose child is this?'" Rose chuckled. "But usually, they're just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/sometimes-your-kids-will-say-the-nastiest-things-won-t-they-rose-you/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [“whisper their good-byes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/whisper-their-good-byes/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [“I had also developed my own culture. Work. Over the years, I had taken labor as my companion and had moved everything else to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/i-had-also-developed-my-own-culture-work-over-the-years-i-had-taken/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [When we are most alone is when we embrace another's loneliness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/when-we-are-most-alone-is-when-we-embrace-another-s-loneliness/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [“You didn’t get it. Sacrifice is a part of life. It’s supposed to be. It’s not something to regret. It’s something to aspire to.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/you-didn-t-get-it-sacrifice-is-a-part-of-life-it-s-supposed-to-be-it/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [I give myself a good cry if I need it. But then I concentrate on the good things still in my life. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/i-give-myself-a-good-cry-if-i-need-it-but-then-i-concentrate-on-the/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [It was sad, the imbalance of it all. Why do kids assume so much from one parent and hold the other to a lower,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/it-was-sad-the-imbalance-of-it-all-why-do-kids-assume-so-much-from/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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                        "text": "It's the same thing with faith, by the way.\" We don't want to get stuck having to go to services all the time, or having to follow all the rules. We don't want to commit to God. We'll take Him when we need Him, or when things are going good. But real commitment? That requires staying power---in faith and in marriage.\" And if you don't commit? I asked. \"Your choice. But you miss what's on the other side.\" What's on the other side? \"Ah.\" He smiled, \"A happiness you cannot find alone.",
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                        "text": "“The problem, Mitch, is that we don't believe we are as much alike as we are. Whites and blacks, Catholics and Protestants, men and women. If we saw each other as more alike, we might be very eager to join in one big human family in this world, and to care about that family the way we care about our own. But believe me, when you are dying, you see it is true. We all have the same beginning - birth - and we all have the same end - death. So how different can we be? Invest in the human family. Invest in people. Build a little community of those you love and who love you.”",
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                        "text": "No. You can't work your way into heaven. Anytime you try and justify yourself with works, you disqualify yourself with works. What I do here, every day, for the rest of my life, is only my way of saying, 'Lord, regardless of what eternity holds for me, let me give something back to you. I know it doesn't even no scorecard. But let me make something of my life before I go.. and then, Lord, I'm at your mercy.",
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