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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

“The kindergarten children are confident in spirit, infinite in resources, and eager to learn. Everything is still possible.”

Children Stills Spirit Resources Infinite Kindergarten

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

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

“Even if your watch is full of diamonds the hour is still 60 minutes”

Ifs Stills Wisdom Hours Watches Minutes Diamond

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“Is it always to be a winners-losers world, or can we keep everyone in the game? Do we still have what it takes to find a better way?”

World Way Stills Games Harmony Winner Loser Better Ways

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

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

“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

“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”

Thinking Want Believe Doe Stills Ends Hard Life Is Hard Times Dead Ends

Author:Robert Fulghum

“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

“And sure, I know if you eat this way you'll die. So? If you don't eat this way you're still going to die. Why not die happy?”

Ifs Knows Way Stills Dies Why Not

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

“Only an open mind still has room for new knowledge. What is outgrown and used up must be discarded to make room for what is yet to be learned. And much of the best thinking is done alone-in deserts, on beaches, in bed, behind closed doors. It is why we say we need to get away-to escape from clutter and busyness-to hear ourselves think.”

Source: Words I Wish I Wrote: A Collection of Writing that Inspired My Ideas

“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