Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.
FRED ROGERSFeeling good about ourselves is essential in our being able to love others.
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You rarely have time for everything you want in this life, so you need to make choices. And hopefully your choices can come from a deep sense of who you are.
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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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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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Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.
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A love of learning has a lot to do with learning that we are loved.
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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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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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Who we are in the present includes who we were in the past.
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The only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness.
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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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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.
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Life is for service.
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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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Try your best to make goodness attractive. That’s one of the toughest assignments you’ll ever be given.
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