Explore Quotes by Robert Fulghum

But it does no good--solves nothing--to distance myself from the front lines of human need by using the mail as a safe shelter. I believe that serving the best ends of humanity means getting out in the middle of it just as it is, not staying home writing checks and thinking hopeful thoughts. 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. And you're damned right that's idealistic. No apology. When idealism goes into the trash as junk mail, we're finished.

Peace is not something you wish for, � it is something you make, something you are, something you do,�and something you give away.

Once you know where the roller coaster is going, are you in for the ride?

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

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

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

You feel like an ant contemplating Chicago.

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

Clean up your own mess.

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

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

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

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.

If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience.

I think my writing is part of my ministry.

I've always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, that's the real test.

It will be a great day when our schools have all the money they need, and our air force has to have a bake-sale to buy a bomber.

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.

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

Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.

If you want an interesting party sometime, combine cocktails and a fresh box of crayons for everyone.