Mitch Albom

Notable Quotes



People who don't normally read make an exception for my books, possibly because they're short.

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If you are fully alive to the prospect of dying, you really start reprioritising your life.

From Mitch Albom

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.

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The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.

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If you're always battling against getting older, you're always going to be unhappy, because it's going to happen anyhow.

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Love each other or die.

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This is a story about a man named Eddie and it begins at the end, with Eddie dying in the sun.

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You have to work at creating your own culture.

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People are only mean when they're threatened, and that's what our culture does. That's what our economy does.

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You're not a wave, you're a part of the ocean.

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