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Robert Fulghum quotes

American Author June 4, 1937

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Robert Fulghum quote: "Children are sent to school to be civilized, to learn to be..."
Children are sent to school to be civilized, to learn to be part of the social enterprise. Robert Fulghum
Peace is not something you wish for, it is something you make, something you are, something you do, and something you give away. 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
You will continue to read stories of crookedness and corruption - of policemen who lie and steal, doctors who reap where they do not sew, politicians on the take. Don't be misled. They are news because they are the exceptions. Robert Fulghum
The Sikh gave him the money. When Menon asked for his address so that he could repay the man, the Sikh said that Menon owed the debt to any stranger who came to him in need, as long as he lived. The help came from a stranger and was to be repaid to a stranger. Robert Fulghum
Robert Fulghum quote: "Wherever and however any one of us may be conceived, it is the..."
Wherever and however any one of us may be conceived, it is the same. We come into being in the arms of God. Robert Fulghum
Robert Fulghum quote: "Ignorance and power and pride are a deadly mixture, you know."
Ignorance and power and pride are a deadly mixture, you know. 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: "Peace is not something you wish for, it's something you make"
Peace is not something you wish for, it's something you make Robert Fulghum
We could learn a lot from crayons; some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they all have learned to live together in the same box. 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 that I do. What counts is not what I do, but how I think about myself while I'm doing it. Robert Fulghum
Machines and relatives get most of the yelling. But never trees. As for people, well, the Solomon islanders may have a point. Yelling at living thing does tend to kill the spirit in them. Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts. Robert Fulghum
Robert Fulghum quote: "I believe in dancing."
I believe in dancing. Robert Fulghum
Robert Fulghum quote: "Above all, if what you've done is stupid, but it works, it..."
Above all, if what you've done is stupid, but it works, it ain't stupid. Robert Fulghum
Robert Fulghum quote: "It wasn’t in books. It wasn’t in a church. What I needed to..."
It wasn’t in books. It wasn’t in a church. What I needed to know was out there in the world. Robert Fulghum

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