Robert Fulghum

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

“The examined life is no picnic.”

“If you want an interesting party sometime, combine cocktails and a fresh box of crayons for everyone.”

“Sticks and stones will break our bones, but words will break our hearts.”

“Everything I need to know... I learned in kindergarten.”

“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.”

“Clean up your own mess.”

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

“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.”

“Ignorance and power and pride are a deadly mixture, you know.”

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

“I think my writing is part of my ministry.”

“Solitude is not the same as loneliness. Solitude is a solitary boat floating in a sea of possible companions.”

“I fear the boredom that comes with not learning and not taking chances.”

“No. I was an only child.”

“Above all, if what you've done is stupid, but it works, it ain't stupid.”

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

“I believe in dancing.”

“Leftovers in their less visible form are called memories. Stored in the refrigerator of the mind and the cupboard of the heart.”

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