Wells Quotes by Robert Fulghum

9 Wells quotes by Robert Fulghum

Robert Fulghum offers nine gentle, reflective thoughts on wells, each one a quiet reminder of simple pleasures and the small wonders in daily life.

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Anything not worth doing is worth not doing well.

Robert Fulghum

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If I don't have time to live my life well the first time, when am I going to find the time to…

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For all my good intentions, there are days when things go wrong or I fall into old habits. When things are not…

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When my neighbor walks the dogs, he performs a ritual act of sacer simplicitas, to use the church Latin: "sacred simplicity." Walking…

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Do you ever go off with a long grocery list and come home from the store with a bunch of different stuff?…

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If you do not join the dancing you will feel foolish. So why not dance? And i will tell you a secret:…

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The Indian danced on alone. The crowd clapped up the beat. The Indian danced with a chair. The crowd went crazy. The…

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I'd like to speak a foreign language well enough to get the jokes. I'd like to talk with Socrates, and watch Michelangelo…

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Sometimes, when asked the what-do-you-do question, it occurs to me to say that I work for the government. I have a government…

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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.…

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