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Leaving home in a sense involves a kind of second birth in which we give birth to ourselves.


Robert Neelly Bellah

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ROBERT FULGHUM Sticks and stones will break our bones, but words will break our hearts.
ROBERT FULGHUM All I really need to know... I learned in kindergarten.
ROBERT FULGHUM The examined life is no picnic.
ROBERT FULGHUM Play fair. Don't hit people. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.
ROBERT FULGHUM Solitude is not the same as loneliness. Solitude is a solitary boat floating in a sea of possible co...
ROBERT FULGHUM If you want to know why the towers of American capitalism are crumbling, I recommend reading 'Th...
ROBERT KIYOSAKI The abortion license has not brought freedom and security to women. Rather, it has ushered in a new ...
ROBERT CASEY Abortion is a question of choice.
ROBERT CASEY