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Robert Fulghum, born on June 4, 1937, is an American author known for his warm, humorous, and insightful writing. His book 'All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten' has become a bestseller and influenced many readers.

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Famous Robert Fulghum Quotes

“And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world it is best to hold hands and stick together.”

World Stills Matter Hands Together Sticks Old You Holding Hands

Book:It All Started in Kindergarten: Unforgettable Stories for Listening and Conversation

Source: It All Started in Kindergarten: Unforgettable Stories for Listening and Conversation

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

Important Hands Left Forget Music Is Never Forget

Book:Maybe (Maybe Not): Second Thoughts from a Secret Life

Source: Maybe (Maybe Not): Second Thoughts from a Secret Life

“These are the things I learned: share everything, play fair. Don't hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don't take things that aren't yours. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands before you eat. Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some and draw some and paint and sing and dance and play and work some every day. Take a nap every afternoon, and, when you go out into the world, watch for traffic, hold hands, and stick together.”

People Thinking World Play Hands Together Found Hurt Watches Share Cold Draws Fairs Clean Sticks Paint Sorry Warm Mess Afternoon Milk Balanced Traffic Cookies Naps Holding Hands Balanced Life

Author:Robert Fulghum

“One of the very few reasons I had any respect for my mother when I was thirteen was because she would reach into the sink with her bare hands - bare hands - and pick up that lethal gunk and drop it into the garbage. To top that, I saw her reach into the wet garbage bag and fish around in there looking for a lost teaspoon. Bare hands - a kind of mad courage.”

Kind Reason Hands Mother Lost Family Saws Picks Mad Fishes Bags Wet Garbage Thirteen Teaspoons

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“It’s the spirit here that counts. The time may be long, the vehicle may be strange or unexpected. But if the dream is held close to the heart, and imagination is applied to what there is close at hand, everything is still possible.”

Ifs Heart May Long Stills Dream Hands Spirit Imagination Strange Unexpected Vehicle

Book:All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things

Source: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things

“Think what a better world it would be if we all - the whole world - had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankies for a nap. Or if all governments had as a basic policy to always put things back where they found them and to clean up their own mess. And it is still true, no matter how old you are - when you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together.”

Ifs Thinking World Stills Matter Whole Hands Government Would Be Together Three Found Policy Lays Clean Sticks Whole World Mess Clock Afternoon Milk Cookies Naps Old You Holding Hands

Author:Robert Fulghum

“The Indian danced on alone. The crowd clapped up the beat. The Indian danced with a chair. The crowd went crazy. The band faded. The crowd cheered. The Indian held up his hands for silence as if to make a speech. Looking at the band and then the crowd, the Indian said, "Well, what're you waiting for? Let's DANCE.”

Ifs Wells Said Hands Waiting Silence Crazy Band Speech Beats Crowds Indian Chairs Faded

Book:All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things

Source: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things

“If dandelions were rare and fragile, people would knock themselves out to pay $14.95 a plant, raise them by hand in greenhouses, and form dandelion societies and all that. But, they are everywhere and don't need us and kind of do what they please. So we call them weeds and murder them at every opportunity”

People Ifs Needs Kind Hands Form Opportunity Pay Please Garden Murder Raises Plant Weed Fragile Greenhouses Dandelions

Author:Robert Fulghum