Robert Fulghum

Weddings seem to be magnets for mishap and for whatever craziness lurks in family closets. In more ways than one, weddings bring out the ding-dong in everybody involved.

'Maybe.' There's our word. The wisest answer to ultimate questions.

I wanted to be a citizen of the world but not in a superficial way.

I talk about very serious human affairs but with a lightness of heart.

I think my writing is part of my ministry.

Any fool can make enough money to survive. It's another thing to keep yourself consistently entertained. It's a lot of work, and a lot of fun, to make a life.

My secret agenda is to convey my values to my kids.

Children are sent to school to be civilized, to learn to be part of the social enterprise.

You feel like an ant contemplating Chicago.

The winding down of summer puts me in a heavy philosophical mood.

To be human is to keep rattling the bars of the cage of existence, hollering, 'What's it for?'

Share everything. Don't take things that aren't yours. Put things back where you found them.

I've always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, that's the real test.

Play fair. Don't hit people. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.

Do you notice that all presidents have a dog? There is always a First Dog. Or two or three. You have to have a dog to be president, I guess.

Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.

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.

I don't think there is a hidden purpose to the universe that you have to puzzle out.

Everything we do in our growing up has been done before. But it needs recognition and validation each time for each one of us - public, private, and secret.

I've always made a clear distinction between making a life and making a living.