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We are the only creatures that both laugh and weep. I think it's because we are the only creatures that see the difference between the way things are and the way they might be.

Robert Fulghum

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Robert Fulghum
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 4
Author
Novelist
Writer
Waco
Texas
Robert Lee Fulghum
Difference
Laughing
Differences
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Things
Weep
Think
Laugh
Thinking
Creatures

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The gift was not large as money goes, and my need was not great, but the spirit of the gift is beyond price and leaves me blessed and in debt.
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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.
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Imagination is more important than information. Einstein said that, and he should know. And they come. And they look. And we push. And they fly. We to stay and die on our beds. They to go and die howsoever, yet inspiring those who come after them to find their own edge. And fly.
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Ignorance and power and pride are a deadly mixture, you know.
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Sometimes history knocks at the most ordinary door to see if anyone is home. Sometimes someone is.
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Sticks and stones will break our bones, but words will break our hearts.
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I talk about very serious human affairs but with a lightness of heart.
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And good neighbors make a huge difference in the quality of life. I agree.
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For all my good intentions, there are days when things go wrong or I fall into old habits. When things are not going well, when I'm grumpy or mad, I'll realize that I've not been paying attention to my soul and I've not been following my best routine.
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Share everything. Don't take things that aren't yours. Put things back where you found them.
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Almost anything can be dealt with if people are of good will and light hearts and strong values.
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I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.
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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.
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Speed and efficiency do not always increase the quality of life.
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Hide-and-seek, grown-up style. Wanting to hide. Needing to be sought. Confused about being found.
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Anything can happen. The great banana peel of existence is always on the floor somewhere.
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The Sikh gave him the money. When Menon asked for his address so that he could repay the man, the Sikh said that Menon owed the debt to any stranger who came to him in need, as long as he lived. The help came from a stranger and was to be repaid to a stranger.
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You will continue to read stories of crookedness and corruption - of policemen who lie and steal, doctors who reap where they do not sew, politicians on the take. Don't be misled. They are news because they are the exceptions.
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I've always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, that's the real test.
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