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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

“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

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“Love is a fabric which never fades, no matter how often it is washed in the water of adversity and grief.”

Love Matter Water Love Is Grief Adversity Fades Fabric Best Love Beautiful Love Never Fade

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“To look this way is to see. To see is to have vision. To have vision is to understand. To understand is to know. To know is to become. To become is to live fully. To live fully is to matter. And to matter is to become light. And to become light is to be loved. And to be loved is to burn. And to burn is to exist. Off and on.”

Knows Way Love Looks Matter Light Understanding Vision

Book:Uh-Oh: Some Observations from Both Sides of the Refrigerator Door

Source: Uh-Oh: Some Observations from Both Sides of the Refrigerator Door

“It doesn’t matter what you say you believe - it only matters what you do.”

Believe Matter

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 you notice phrases, ideas, and anecdotes that closely resemble those that appear elsewhere in my writing, it's not a matter of sloppy editing. I'm repeating myself. I'm reshuffling words in the hope that just once I might say something exactly right. And I'm still wrestling with dilemmas that are not easily resolved or easily dismissed. I run at them again and again because I am not finished with them. Any may never be. Work-in- progress on a life-in-progress is what my writing is about. And some progress in the work is enough to keep it going on.”

Source: Uh-Oh: Some Observations from Both Sides of the Refrigerator Door

“This is an exercise in power - the power of mind over matter. If you don't mind being inadequate, it doesn't matter.”

Ifs Mind Matter Power Exercise Inadequate Power Of The Mind

Book:Uh-Oh: Some Observations from Both Sides of the Refrigerator Door

Source: Uh-Oh: Some Observations from Both Sides of the Refrigerator Door

“Water is everywhere and in all living things; we cannot be seperated from water. No water, no life. Period. Water comes in many forms - liquid, vapor, ice, snow, fog, rain, hail. But no matter the form, it's still water.”

Stills Matter Form Water Periods Rain Snow Ice Fog Living Things Liquid Hail Vapor Still Waters

Author:Robert Fulghum