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Robert Fulghum quotes about evening

American Author June 4, 1937

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So you drive as far as you can, even when you can clearly read the sign. You want to think you are exempt, that it doesn’t apply to you. But it does. Life is still a dead end. And we still have a hard time believing it Robert Fulghum
Nobody goes "AAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" when they sing it. Maybe because it puts the life adventure in such clear and simple terms. The small creature is alive and looks for adventure. Here's the drainpipe--a long tunnel going up toward some light. The spider doesn't even think about it--just goes. Disaster befalls it--rain, flood, powerful foces. And the spider is knocked down and out beyond where it started. Does the spider say, "To hell with that"? No. Sun comes out--clears... Robert Fulghum
Making a living and having a life are not the same thing. Making a living and making a life that's worthwhile are not the same thing. Living the good life and living a good life are not the same thing. A job title doesn't even come close to answering the question. "What do you do?". Robert Fulghum
There is nothing in your budget for joy. No books, no flowers, no music, not even a cold beer. And there is nothing in your budget to give away to someone else. We don’t help people who don’t have better values than you do. Robert Fulghum
Robert Fulghum quote: "To ponder is not to brood or grieve or even meditate. It is..."
To ponder is not to brood or grieve or even meditate. It is to wonder at a deep level. Robert Fulghum
Does the giraffe know what he's for? Or care? Or even think about his place in things? A giraffe has a black tongue twenty-seven inches long and no vocal cords. A giraffe has nothing to say. He just goes on giraffing. Robert Fulghum
Robert Fulghum quote: " "Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little..."
... "Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the Styrofoam cup - they all die. So do we. Robert Fulghum
We even make ourselves up, fusing what we are with what we wish into what we must become. I'm not sure why it must be so, but it is. Robert Fulghum

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