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.
FRED ROGERSMutual 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.
More Fred Rogers Quotes
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The child is in me still and sometimes not so still.
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Feeling good about ourselves is essential in our being able to love others.
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Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort.
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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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People have said ‘don’t cry’ to other people for years and years, and all it has ever meant is ‘I’m too uncomfortable when you show feelings.
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I hope you’re proud of yourself for the times you’ve said “yes,” when all it meant was extra work for you and was seemingly helpful only to someone else.
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Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.
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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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All I know to do is to light the candle that has been given to me.
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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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One of my wise teachers, Dr. Orr, told me, ‘There is only one thing evil cannot stand, and that is forgiveness.
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Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable.
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The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.
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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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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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