Knowing something and understanding it were not the same thing. Mitch Albom More Quotes by Mitch Albom More Quotes From Mitch Albom Young men go to war. Sometimes because they have to, sometimes because they want to. Always, they feel they are supposed to. This comes from the sad, layered stories of life, which over the centuries have seen courage confused with picking up arms, and cowardice confused with laying them down. Mitch Albom confused men war The manager once called me the 'best freak' in his stable, and, sad as it sounds, I took pride in that. When you are an outcast, even a tossed stone can be cherished. Mitch Albom pride stones sound No matter where you live, the biggest defect we human beings have is our shortsightedness. We don't see what we could be. Mitch Albom defects where-you-live matter Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it. Mitch Albom forgive-yourself accepting past Most of us all walk around as if we're sleepwalking. We really don't experience the world fully, because we're half-asleep, doing things we automatically think we have to do. Mitch Albom half world thinking So, have we solved the secret of happiness? "I believe so," he said Are you going to tell me? "Yes.Ready?" Ready. "Be satisfied." That's it? "Be greatful." That's it? "For what you have.For the love you receive.And for what God has given you." That's it? He looked me in the eye.Then he sighed deeply. "That's it. Mitch Albom eye love-you believe Sometimes, they say, the moon is so busy with the new souls of the world that it disappears from the sky. That is why we have moonless nights. But in the end, the moon always returns, as do we all. Mitch Albom moon sky night He never spoke of that night again, not to your mother, not to anyone else. He was ashamed for her, for Mickey, for himself. In the hospital, he stopped speaking altogether. Silence was his escape, but silence is rarely a refuge. His thoughts still haunted him.' ~pg 139 Mitch Albom silence mother night Money is not a substitute for tenderness, and power is not a substitute for tenderness. Mitch Albom comradeship tenderness substitutes To know you're going to die, and to be prepared for it at any time. That's better. That way you can actually be more involved in your life while you're living. Mitch Albom be-prepared involved way You can know the whole world and still feel lost in it. Mitch Albom lost feels world When you're in bed, you're dead Mitch Albom bed Secrets tear you apart. Mitch Albom tears secret Things change when you're not in danger anymore. Mitch Albom things-change danger Something is always happening somewhere. Mitch Albom happenings Life goes quickly, doesn't it? Mitch Albom I am in love with Hope. Mitch Albom We all know how to be a child. Mitch Albom know-how knows children I worked because I could control it. Mitch Albom For many of us, the curtain had just come down on childhood. Mitch Albom curtains childhood
