Robert Fulghum Quotes about Heart

I am a fragment of a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know. Nevertheless, with what I have - I can reflect light into the dark places of this world - into the black places in the hearts of men - and change

I am a fragment of a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know. Nevertheless, with what I have - I can reflect light into the dark places of this world - into the black places in the hearts of men - and change somethings in some people. Perhaps others may see and do likewise. This is what I am about. This is the meaning of my life.

Robert Fulghum

Heart, Dark, Men

Robert Fulghum (1999). “Robert Fulghum's All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”, p.99, Dramatic Publishing

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

Robert Fulghum

Heart, Stones, Sticks

It’s the spirit here that counts. The time may be long, the vehicle may be strange or unexpected. But if the dream is held close to the heart, and imagination is applied to what there is close at hand, everything is still possible.

Robert Fulghum

Dream, Heart, Hands

Robert Fulghum (2004). “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things”, p.46, Ballantine Books

The older I get, the more I realize the importance of exercising the various dimensions of my body, soul, mind, and heart. Taken together, these aspects give me a sense of wholeness. I want to be a whole human being rather than one who limps on one leg because I don't know how to use all of my parts. Intellectual, emotional, and physical activity are not separate entities. Rather, they are dimensions of the same human being.

Robert Fulghum

Taken, Heart, Exercise

"Handbook for the Soul". Book edited by Benjamin Shield and Richard Carlson, 1995.

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

Robert Fulghum

Heart, Serious, Affair

The heart will turn to a prune if love is always by the numbers. How will you know if someone really loves you if they only meet your expectations and not your needs?

Robert Fulghum

Love You, Heart, Love Is

Robert Fulghum (2011). “Maybe (Maybe Not): Second Thoughts from a Secret Life”, p.68, Ballantine Books