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The quotations of

Robert Fulghum

American writer

born 1937

6 quotes, most often on Advice.

The devil made me do it the first time, and after that I did it on my own.
- Morality
I don’t think the thing is to be well known, but being worth knowing.
Robert Fulghum: Philosopher King
- Fame
Live a balanced life — learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (1986)
- Advice
Knowledge is meaningful only if it is reflected in action. The human race has found out the hard way that we are what we do, not just what we think. This is true for kids and adults — for schoolrooms and nations.
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (1986)
- Knowledge
All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be, I learned in kindergarten.
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (1986)
- Education
- Wisdom
Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be.
It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It (1988)
- Advice

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