Quotes by Mitch Albom

Miracles happen quietly every day—in an operating room, on a stormy sea, in the sudden appearance of a roadside stranger. They are rarely tallied. No one keeps score.But now and then, a miracle is declared to the world.And when that happens, things change

The things you spend so much time on--all this work you do--might not seem as important. You might have to make room for some more spiritual things.

None of us can undo what weve done, or relive a life already recorded. But, ... there is no such thing as too late in life.

We really dont experience the world fully, because were half-asleep, doing things we automatically think we have to do.”And facing death changes that?Oh, yes. You strip away all that stuff and you focus on the essentials.

I may be dying, but I am surrounded by loving, caring souls. How many people can say that?

He was pitching to me before I could walk. He gave me wooden bat before my mother let me use scissors. He said I could make the major leagues one day if I had a plan, and if I stuck to the planOf course, when youre that young, you nest in your parents plans, not your own.

I missed the crowds in those big stadiums, the flashbulbs, the roaring cheers - the majesty of the whole thing. I missed it bitterly. So did my father. We shared a thirst to return; unspoken, undeniable.

Its the same thing with faith, by the way. We dont want to get stuck having to go to services all the time, or having to follow all the rules. We dont want to commit to God. Well take Him when we need Him, or when things are going good. But real commitment? That requires staying power‎-‎-‎-in faith and in marriage.And if you dont commit? I asked.Your choice. But you miss whats on the other side.Whats on the other side?Ah. He smiled, A happiness you cannot find alone.

I lifted my eyes, and, for the first time, admitted the truth.I gave up, I whispered.Dont give up, she whispered back.

One afternoon, I am complaining about the confusion of my age, what is expected of me versus what I want for myself.

You know what that reflects? Unsatisfied lives. Unfulfilled lives. Lives that havent found meaning. Because if youve found meaning in your life, you dont want to go back. You want to go forward. You want to see more, do more. You cant wait until sixty-five.

There are many things in my life that I wish I could take back. Many moments I would recast.

Yet here was Morrie talking with the wonder of our college years, as if Id simply been on a long vacation. ..I once promised I would never work for money, that I would join the Peace Corps, that I would live in beautiful, inspirational places.

Yet here was Morrie talking with the wonder of our college years, as if Id simply been on a long vacation. ..What happened to me? I once promised I would never work for money, that I would join the Peace Corps, that I would live in beautiful, inspirational places.

The little things, I can obey. The big things—how we think, what we value—those you must choose yourself. You cant let anyone—or any society—determine those for you.

You count the hours you could have spent with your mother, its a lifetime in itself.

But behind all your stories is always your mothers story, because hers is where yours begins.

If you dont have the support and love and caring and connection that you get from a family, you dont have much at all.

The backside of 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.

At a certain point, your life is more about your legacy to your kids than anything else.