All Robert Fulghum Quotes
- Manuals have their uses ... but they are not to be confused with living. Confused
- When my neighbor walks the dogs, he performs a ritual act of sacer simplicitas, to use the church Latin: "sacred simplicity." Walking the dog is… Act
- This is an exercise in power - the power of mind over matter. If you don't mind being inadequate, it doesn't matter. Exercise
- My own movement of thought is not meant to be a straight point-to-point, linear line of march, but horizontal exploration from one area of interest… Area
- Water is everywhere and in all living things; we cannot be seperated from water. No water, no life. Period. Water comes in many forms -… All
- The older I get, the more I realize the importance of exercising the various dimensions of my body, soul, mind, and heart. Taken together, these… Activity
- 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. I… Allow
- For thirty years now, in times of stress and strain, when something has me backed against the wall and I'm ready to do something really… Adversity
- Almost anything can be dealt with if people are of good will and light hearts and strong values. Adversity
- All I ever needed to know I learned in kindergarten. Share everything ... Don't hit people ... Clean up your own mess ... All
- Now everybody has some secret goals in life. Everybody
- Remember the little seed in the Styrofoam cup. The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but… All
- Everything we can imagine becomes real. Becomes
- If we could just figure out how to have more fun at it, maybe more of us would join the ranks of those who seek… Figure
- We are the only creatures that both laugh and weep. I think it's because we are the only creatures that see the difference between the… Both
- It's not that I'm not grateful for all this attention. It's just that fame and fortune ought to add up to more than fame and… Add
- The examined life is no picnic. Examined
- Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate-school mountain, but there at the sandpile at Sunday School. Graduate
- Weddings seem to be magnets for mishap and for whatever craziness lurks in family closets. In more ways than one, weddings bring out the ding-dong… Bring
- Share everything. Don't take things that aren't yours. Put things back where you found them. Advice
- I talk about very serious human affairs but with a lightness of heart. Affair
- For all my good intentions, there are days when things go wrong or I fall into old habits. When things are not going well, when… All
- 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.… All
- Anything can happen. The great banana peel of existence is always on the floor somewhere. Banana
- I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always… Always Triumphs