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Robert Fulghum quotes about humanity

American Author June 4, 1937

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But it does no good--solves nothing--to distance myself from the front lines of human need by using the mail as a safe shelter. I believe that serving the best ends of humanity means getting out in the middle of it just as it is, not staying home writing checks and thinking hopeful thoughts. The world does not need tourists who ride by in a bus clucking their tongues. The world as it is needs those who will love it enough to change it, with what they have, where they are. And you're... Robert Fulghum
I do not want to know what you will hope for. I want to know what you will work for. I do not want your sympathy for the needs of humanity. I want your muscle. As the wagon driver said when they came to a long, hard hill: ‘Them that’s going on with us, get out and push. Them that ain’t, get out of the way’. Robert Fulghum
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. Robert Fulghum
Robert Fulghum quote: "I talk about very serious human affairs but with a lightness..."
I talk about very serious human affairs but with a lightness of heart. Robert Fulghum
Robert Fulghum quote: "To be human is to keep rattling the bars of the cage of..."
To be human is to keep rattling the bars of the cage of existence, hollering, 'What's it for?' Robert Fulghum

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