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T es Best-Seller: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
(over 7 million copies sold)
P : Author; Minister; Philosopher
R t Fulghum Biography
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his short essay won the International Refrigerator Award, the Office Bulletin
Sweepstakes, the Send-A-Copy-To-Your-Mom Trophy, and even the My-
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N o Know I Learned in Kindergarten, which has sold seven million copies in at
st 9 countries.
F m says that what we learn in kinderga
li and we will be tested over the years to see if we understand what we have
rn d. He says that we will wrestle with questions of right and wrong and good
a d across the course of our lives. And it will all come b
very young in kindergarten.
When asked what he does for a living, Fulghum replies that he is a philosopher. In
his life, he has been a working cowboy, folksinger, IBM salesman, professional
artist, parish minister, bartender, teacher of drawing and painting, and father. He
has written seven books and in October 2003, published a revised 15th anniversary
edition of All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten with 25 new
stories. There are currently more than 15 million copies of Fulghum’s books in
print, published in 27 languages in 93 countries.
David Riklan’s favorite Robert Fulghum Quotes and Thoughts
- 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. - Don’t worry that children never listen to you. Worry that they are always
watching you.