Robert Fulghum quotes - page 5

I don't think the thing is to be well known, but being worth knowing. (Robert Fulghum)
Every person passing through this life will unknowingly leave something and take something away. Most of this "something” cannot be seen or heard or numbered or scientifically detected or counted. It's what we leave in the minds of other people and what they leave in ours. Memory. The census doesn't count it. Nothing counts without it. View quote
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I am a fragment of a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know. Nevertheless, with what I have - I can reflect light into the dark places of this world - into the black places in the hearts of men - and change somethings in some people. Perhaps others may see and do likewise. This is what I am about. This is the meaning of my life. View quote
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Think what a better world it would be if we all - the whole world - had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankies for a nap. Or if all governments had as a basic policy to always put things back where they found them and to clean up their own mess. And it is still true, no matter how old you are - when you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together. View quote
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Even if your watch is full of diamonds the hour is still 60 minutes. View quote
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Love is a fabric which never fades, no matter how often it is washed in the water of adversity and grief. View quote
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Any fool can make enough money to survive. It's another thing to keep yourself consistently entertained. It's a lot of work, and a lot of fun, to make a life. View quote
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It's harder to talk about, but what I really, really, really want for Christmas is just this: I want to be 5 years old again for an hour. I want to laugh a lot and cry a lot. I want to be picked or rocked to sleep in someone's arms, and carried up to be just one more time. I know what I really want for Christmas: I want my childhood back. People who think good thoughts give good gifts. View quote
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But since everything and anything are always possible, the miraculous is always nearby, and wonders shall never, ever cease. View quote
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Arguing whether or not a God exists is like fleas arguing whether or not the dog exists. Arguing over the correct name for God is like fleas arguing over the name of the dog. And arguing over whose notion of God is correct is like fleas arguing over who owns the dog. View quote
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The best feelings in your life come when you start feeling good after you've been feeling just awful. (Robert Fulghum)
I often say that I don't worry about the meaning of life-I can't handle that big stuff. What concerns me is the meaning in life-day by day, hour by hour, while I'm doing whatever it is I do. What counts is not what I do, but how I think about myself while I'm doing it. View quote
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Is it always to be a winners-losers world, or can we keep everyone in the game? Do we still have what it takes to find a better way? View quote
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About winning and losing: It isn't important, what really counts is how you play the game. About playing the game: PLAY TO WIN! View quote
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Never forget that music is too important to be left entirely in the hands of professionals. View quote
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Wherever and however any one of us may be conceived, it is the same. We come into being in the arms of God. View quote
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I and you-We are infinate, rich, large, contradictory, living, breathing miracles-free human beings, children of God and the everlasting universe. That's what we do. View quote
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The point is that getting married for lust or money or social status or even love is usually trouble. The point is that marriage is a maze into which we wander - a maze that is best got through with a great companion. View quote
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The kindergarten children are confident in spirit, infinite in resources, and eager to learn. Everything is still possible. View quote
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Even the finest workman needs to inspect his work critically. View quote
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Infinite possibility in all things is a certainty. That pretty much covers theology and philosophy for me. (Robert Fulghum)
If you can't find the exact quote you want, make it up. View quote
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Always trust your fellow man. And always cut the cards. Always trust God. And always build your house on high ground. Always love thy neighbor. And always pick a good neighborhood to live in. View quote
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Almost anything can be dealt with if people are of good will and light hearts and strong values. View quote
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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 fortune. View quote
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