It doesn’t matter what you say you believe - it only matters what you do. Robert Fulghum More Quotes by Robert Fulghum More Quotes From Robert Fulghum We are the only creatures that both laugh and weep. I think it's because we are the only creatures that see the difference between the way things are and the way they might be. Robert Fulghum differenceslaughingthinking I've always made a clear distinction between making a life and making a living. Robert Fulghum cleardistinctionmade 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 forgivenessmotivationalpeace Love is the grand prize and the garbage heap. Love is a spiritual root canal and the only thing that makes life worth living. Love is a little taste of always and a big bite of nothing. And love is everything in between these extremes. Robert Fulghum spiritualrootslove-is If I don't have time to live my life well the first time, when am I going to find the time to go back and live it over? Robert Fulghum living-my-lifefirst-timefirsts Anything not worth doing is worth not doing well. Robert Fulghum wells Everything we can imagine becomes real. Robert Fulghum imaginerealimagination So you drive as far as you can, even when you can clearly read the sign. You want to think you are exempt, that it doesn’t apply to you. But it does. Life is still a dead end. And we still have a hard time believing it Robert Fulghum hard-timesbelievethinking Speed and efficiency do not always increase the quality of life. Robert Fulghum efficiencyspeedquality Sticks and stones will break our bones, but words will break our hearts. Robert Fulghum sticksstonesheart Life-and-death. Lifedeath. One event. One short event. Don't forget. Robert Fulghum eventsforgetlife I believe it is in my nature to dance by virtue of the beat of my heart, the pulse of my blood and the music in my mind. Robert Fulghum danceinspirationalbelieve 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 touriststonguelove You may never have proof of your importance but you are more important than you think. There are always those who couldn’t do without you. The rub is that you don’t always know who. Robert Fulghum importantmaythinking For thirty years now, in times of stress and strain, when something has me backed against the wall and I'm ready to do something really stupid with my anger, a sorrowful face appears in my mind and asks... "Problem or inconvenience?" I think of this as the Wollman Test of Reality. Life is lumpy. And a lump in the oatmeal, a lump in the throat, and a lump in the breast are not the same lump. One should learn the difference. Robert Fulghum wallstressstupid I've always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, that's the real test. Robert Fulghum testsmoneyreal Anything can happen. The great banana peel of existence is always on the floor somewhere. Robert Fulghum bananasanything-can-happenexistence My own movement of thought is not meant to be a straight point-to-point, linear line of march, but horizontal exploration from one area of interest to another. There is no ultimate destination - no finish line to cross, no final conclusion to be reached. It's the way I feel about dancing - you move around a lot, not to get somewhere, but to be somewhere in time. Robert Fulghum finalsdancingmoving Arguing whether or not a God exists is like fleas arguing whether or not the dog exists. Arguing over the correct name for God is like fleas arguing over the name of the dog. And arguing over whose notion of God is correct is like fleas arguing over who owns the dog. Robert Fulghum fleasdognames It’s harder to talk about, but what I really, really, really want for Christmas is just this: I want to be 5 years old again for an hour. I want to laugh a lot and cry a lot. I want to be picked or rocked to sleep in someone’s arms, and carried up to be just one more time. I know what I really want for Christmas: I want my childhood back. People who think good thoughts give good gifts. Robert Fulghum sleepyearsthinking
