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Robert Fulghum

Robert Fulghum

American Author

Born: Jun 4, 1937

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I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death. Robert Fulghum

Love Death Hope Dreams Knowledge History Grief Love Is Experience Laughter Stronger Myth Believe Imagination Triumphs More Only Potent Facts Powerful Over Always Cure Than

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

Solitude Community Solution More Companionship

Solitude is not the same as loneliness. Solitude is a solitary boat floating in a sea of possible companions. Robert Fulghum

Loneliness Solitude Solitary Possible Same Boat Sea Companions Floating

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

Day Year Sense Our Our Lives Say Security Give Structure Deliberate Gives Week Habits Sacred Lifetime Term Most Because Govern Repeated Repetition Personal Common Patterns Meaning Us Use Ground Describe Each Each Day Lives

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

You Hurt People Somebody Sorry Say People Say Fair Hit Play

Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some. Robert Fulghum

Life Work Day Every Day Dance Live Every Think Draw Some Sing Balanced Learn Wonder Paint Aware Play

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

'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

Life You Big Think Answer How Big One Depends Who Flourishing

Most of the time, a kid doesn't think about what he's doing or why. This is the privilege of childhood. Robert Fulghum

Time Think Kid About He Most Doing Privilege Childhood Why

Leftovers in their less visible form are called memories. Stored in the refrigerator of the mind and the cupboard of the heart. Robert Fulghum

Memories Heart Mind Visible Cupboard Leftovers Refrigerator Stored Form Less

I fear the boredom that comes with not learning and not taking chances. Robert Fulghum

Learning Fear Boredom Taking Taking Chances Chance Chances

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

You Dog Three First President Guess Presidents Always Notice Two

To be human is to keep rattling the bars of the cage of existence, hollering, 'What's it for?' Robert Fulghum

Rattling Cage Existence Human Hollering Bars Keep

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

Life Made Living Distinction Clear Between Always Making Making A Living

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

Heart About Lightness Talk Affairs Very Human Human Affairs Serious

You feel like an ant contemplating Chicago. Robert Fulghum

You Feel Contemplating Like Ant Chicago

I don't think there is a hidden purpose to the universe that you have to puzzle out. Robert Fulghum

You Think Universe Hidden Out Purpose Puzzle

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

Life You Free Whatever Give Want Meaning

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

Values Secret Kids Convey Agenda

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

World Citizen Way Superficial Wanted

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