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Mitch Albom Quotes - Page 10

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Strangers are family you haven't recognize yet

Strangers are family you haven't recognize yet

Stranger, Havens

After the Israelites safely crossed the Red Sea, the Egyptians chased after them and were drowned. God's angels wanted to celebrate the enemy's demise. God saw this and grew angry. He said, in essence, 'Stop celebrating. For they are my children,too.

Children, Angel, Sea

Mitch Albom (2009). “Have a Little Faith: A True Story”, Hyperion

The fact is, there is no foundation, no secure ground, upon which people may stand today if it isn’t the family. If you don’t have the support and love and caring and concern that you get from a family, you don’t have much at all. Love is so supremely important. As our great poet Auden said, ‘Love each other or perish’.

Caring, Love Is, Support And Love

the running boy is inside every man, no matter how old he gets.

Running, Boys, Men

"The Five People You Meet in Heaven". Book by Mitch Albom, 2003.

Remember me for these days, not the old ones.

Remember, These Days, Remember Me

No one gets left behind, remember?

Remember, Left Behind, Behinds

Mitch Albom (2009). “The Five People You Meet In Heaven”, p.56, Hachette UK

But common sense has no place in first love and never has.

First Love, Common Sense, Firsts

Learn what you do not know. Understand the consequences of counting the moments.

Moments, Counting, Knows

There is a reason God limits man's days.

Men, Limits, Reason

Mitch Albom (2012). “The Time Keeper”, p.49, Hachette UK

When hope is gone, time is punishment.

Punishment, Gone, Gone Time

To these people, unhappiness was a condition, an intolerable state of affairs. If pills could help, pills were taken. But pills were not going to change the fundamental problem in the construction. Wanting what you can´t have. Looking for self-worth in the mirror. Layering work on top of work and still wondering why you weren´t satisfied - before working some more.

Taken, Self Worth, Mirrors

What in life can love not penetrate?

Penetrate

Mitch Albom (2013). “The First Phone Call From Heaven”, p.197, Hachette UK

once we began to chime the hour, we lost the ability to be satisfied

Hours, Lost, Chimes

Never tell a child that something it's too hard

Children, Hard

As children grow, they gravitate to their fates.

Children, Fate, Grows

Things that happen before you are born still affect you and people who come before your time affect you as well.

People, Born, Wells

Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them. They move on. They move away.

Letting Go, Children, Moving

"The Five People You Meet in Heaven". Book by Mitch Albom, 2003.

But hurting ourselves to inflict pain on others is just another cry to be loved.

Hurt, Pain, Cry

Mitch Albom (2012). “The Time Keeper”, p.173, Hachette UK

Your voice will come. We all go through the same thing. You cannot talk when you first arrive." He smiled. "It helps you listen.

Voice, Firsts, Helping

"The Five People You Meet in Heaven". Book by Mitch Albom, 2003.

I used to be a classic workaholic, and after seeing how little work and career really mean when you reach the end of your life, I put a new emphasis on things I believe count more. These things include: family, friends, being part of a community, and appreciating the little joys of the average day.

Believe, Mean, Average

CNN Interactive's Tuesday Book Chat, www.cnn.com. 2001.

We do not realize the sound the world makes -- unless, of course, it comes to a stop. Then, when it starts, it sounds like an orchestra.

Sound, World, Orchestra

Mitch Albom (2012). “The Time Keeper”, p.195, Hachette UK

There is no point in keeping vengeance or stubbornness. These things" -he sighed- "these things I so regret in my life. Pride. Vanity. Why do we do the things we do? Morrie Schwartz

Regret, Pride, Vanity

For better or for worse, I've watched people die in front of me. I see how they are in the end. And they're not cynical. In the end, they wanna hold somebody's hand. And that's real to me.

Real, Hands, People

"Mitch Albom Doesn't Care What You Think, You Cynical Bastard". Entertainment Weekly Interview, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 5, 2006.

And I suppose tapes are a desperate attempt to steal something from Death's suitcase.

Tape, Suitcases, Stealing

The basis of everything, of all knowledge, is the ability to read.

Ability, Bases

Source: www.npr.org

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