Robert Fulghum Quotes

It is the chair in honor of all those who, however competently, embrace the impossible. Sit in that chair someday.

Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the Styrofoam cup-they all die. So do we.

I love this child. Red-haired - patient and gentle like her mother - fey and funny like her father. When she giggles I can hear him when he and I were young. I am part of this child. It may be only because we share genes and that therefore smell familiar to each other.... It may be that a part of me lives in her in some important way.... But for now, it's jelly beans and 'Old MacDonald' that unite us.

Play fair. Don't hit people. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.

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

The examined life is no picnic.

Never, ever regret or apologize for believing that when one man or one woman decides to risk addressing the world with truth, the world may stop what it is doing and hear. There is too much evidence to the contrary.

Never forget that music is too important to be left entirely in the hands of professionals.

What I notice is that every adult or child I give a new set of Crayolas to goes a little funny. The kids smile, get a glazed look on their faces, pour the crayons out, and just look at them for a while....The adults always get the most wonderful kind of sheepish smile on their faces--a mixture of delight and nostalgia and silliness. And they immediately start telling you about all their experiences with Crayolas.

Everything we can imagine becomes real.

About winning and losing: It isn't important, what really counts is how you play the game. About playing the game: PLAY TO WIN!

The older I get, the more I realize the importance of exercising the various dimensions of my body, soul, mind, and heart. Taken together, these aspects give me a sense of wholeness. I want to be a whole human being rather than one who limps on one leg because I don't know how to use all of my parts. Intellectual, emotional, and physical activity are not separate entities. Rather, they are dimensions of the same human being.

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.