Robert Fulghum

The examined life is no picnic.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

The solution to alone-ness is not more solitude, but companionship and community.

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.

Most of the time, a kid doesn't think about what he's doing or why. This is the privilege of childhood.

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.