Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom
Mitchell David "Mitch" Albomis an American best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, dramatist, radio and television broadcaster, and musician. His books have sold over 35 million copies worldwide. Having achieved national recognition for sports writing in the earlier part of his career, he is perhaps best known for the inspirational stories and themes that weave through his books, plays, and films...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth23 May 1958
CityPassaic, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
Mitch Albom quotes about
- snapshots
- one-true-love
- bible
- book
- way
- someone-you-love
- watches
- difficult
- happenings
- love-and-marriage
- belief
- importance
- materialistic
- granted
- loving-relationships
- skill
- measuring
- quiet-moments
- healthy
- mind
- moments
- counting
- knows
- first-love
- common-sense
- firsts
- where-you-live
- matter
- defects
- detachment
Young men go to war. Sometimes because they have to, sometimes because they want to. Always, they feel they are supposed to. This comes from the sad, layered stories of life, which over the centuries have seen courage confused with picking up arms, and cowardice confused with laying them down.
Something is always happening somewhere.
Things change when you're not in danger anymore.
In the beginning of life, when we are infants, we need others to survive, right? And at the end of life, when you get like me, you need others to survive, right?’ His voice dropped to a whisper. ‘But here’s the secret: in between, we need others as well.
Secrets tear you apart.
my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways" from the book of Isaiah
The manager once called me the 'best freak' in his stable, and, sad as it sounds, I took pride in that. When you are an outcast, even a tossed stone can be cherished.
No matter where you live, the biggest defect we human beings have is our shortsightedness. We don't see what we could be.
You can know the whole world and still feel lost in it.
There was always a quest for more minutes, more hours, faster progress to accomplish more in each day. The simple joy of living between summers was gone.
And I suppose tapes are a desperate attempt to steal something from Death's suitcase.
We all have same beginning (BIRTH), and we will have same ending (DEATH). So how different can we be?
there are a few rules I know to be true about love and marriage: If you don't respect the other person, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. If you don't know how to compromise, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. If you can't talk openly about what goes on between you, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. And if you don't have a common set of values in life, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. Your values must be alike.' - Morrie Schwartz
It’s funny. I met a man once who did a lot of mountain climbing. I asked him which was harder, ascending or descending? He said without a doubt descending, because ascending you were so focused on reaching the top, you avoided mistakes. The backside of a mountain is a fight against human nature,” he said. “You have to care as much about yourself on the way down as you did on the way up.