When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.
FRED ROGERSThe only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness.
More Fred Rogers Quotes
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It’s a mistake to think that we have to be lovely to be loved by human beings or by God.
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Try your best to make goodness attractive. That’s one of the toughest assignments you’ll ever be given.
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The people we trust with important talk can help us know that we are not alone.
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Love and trust, in the space between what’s said and what’s heard in our life, can make all the difference in the world.
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Little by little we human beings are confronted with situations that give us more and more clues that we are not perfect.
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The older I get, the more convinced I am that the space between people who are trying their best to understand each other is hallowed ground.
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There is no normal life that is free of pain. It’s the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth.
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The world needs a sense of worth, and it will achieve it only by its people feeling that they are worthwhile.
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Everyone longs to be loved. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving.
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Love begins with listening.
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When we treat children’s play as seriously as it deserves, we are helping them feel the joy that’s to be found in the creative spirit. It’s the things we play with and the people who help us play that make a great difference in our lives.
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Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, just one kind word to another person.
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Mutual caring relationships require kindness and patience, tolerance, optimism, joy in the other’s achievements, confidence in oneself, and the ability to give without undue thought of gain.
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Solitude is different from loneliness, and it doesn’t have to be a lonely kind of thing.
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A love of learning has a lot to do with learning that we are loved.
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Love is like infinity: You can’t have more or less infinity, and you can’t compare two things to see if they’re “equally infinite.” Infinity just is, and that’s the way I think love is, too.
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All I know to do is to light the candle that has been given to me.
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Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort.
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Real strength has to do with helping others.
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Whatever we choose to imagine can be as private as we want it to be. Nobody knows what you’re thinking or feeling unless you share it.
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There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.
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Peace means far more than the opposite of war.
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I don’t think anyone can grow unless he’s loved exactly as he is now, appreciated for what he is rather than what he will be.
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Forgiveness is a strange thing. It can sometimes be easier to forgive our enemies than our friends. It can be hardest of all to forgive people we love.
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Relationships are like dances in which people try to find whatever happens to be the mutual rhythm in their lives.
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The best teacher in the world is somebody who loves what he or he does & loves in front of you.
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