Robert Fulghum Quotes

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Robert Fulghum

Profession : Author

Birth : June 4, 1937

'Who do you think you are?' That's the big one, isn't it? A flourishing life depends on how you answer that.

Robert Fulghum

My goal now is to dance all the dances as long as I can, and then to sit down contented after the last elegant tango some sweet night and pass on because there wasn't another dance left in me.

Robert Fulghum

I think my writing is part of my ministry.

Robert Fulghum

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.

Robert Fulghum

My secret agenda is to convey my values to my kids.

Robert Fulghum

Children are sent to school to be civilized, to learn to be part of the social enterprise.

Robert Fulghum

You are free to give life meaning, whatever meaning you want to give it.

Robert Fulghum

I believe in dancing.

Robert Fulghum

You feel like an ant contemplating Chicago.

Robert Fulghum

I've always made a clear distinction between making a life and making a living.

Robert Fulghum

I wanted to be a citizen of the world but not in a superficial way.

Robert Fulghum

Do you notice that all presidents have a dog? There is always a First Dog. Or two or three. You have to have a dog to be president, I guess.

Robert Fulghum

No. I was an only child.

Robert Fulghum

Patterns of repetition govern each day, week, year, and lifetime. 'Personal habits' is one term we use to describe the most common of these repeated patterns. But I say these habits are sacred because they give deliberate structure to our lives. Structure gives us a sense of security. And that sense of security is the ground of meaning.

Robert Fulghum

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 in everybody involved.

Robert Fulghum

The winding down of summer puts me in a heavy philosophical mood.

Robert Fulghum

I talk about very serious human affairs but with a lightness of heart.

Robert Fulghum

'Maybe.' There's our word. The wisest answer to ultimate questions.

Robert Fulghum

The solution to alone-ness is not more solitude, but companionship and community.

Robert Fulghum

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.

Robert Fulghum