The only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness.
FRED ROGERSThe only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness.
FRED ROGERSPeople 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.
FRED ROGERSIf you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of.
FRED ROGERSWhen we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.
FRED ROGERSSolitude is different from loneliness, and it doesn’t have to be a lonely kind of thing.
FRED ROGERSLove and trust, in the space between what’s said and what’s heard in our life, can make all the difference in the world.
FRED ROGERSWho we are in the present includes who we were in the past.
FRED ROGERSSuccessful people just love what they’re doing, and they love it in front of others.
FRED ROGERSFeeling good about ourselves is essential in our being able to love others.
FRED ROGERSYou 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.
FRED ROGERSThere 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.
FRED ROGERSIt’s a mistake to think that we have to be lovely to be loved by human beings or by God.
FRED ROGERSHonesty is often very hard. The truth is often painful. But the freedom it can bring is worth the trying.
FRED ROGERSOften when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.
FRED ROGERSI 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.
FRED ROGERSLove 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.
FRED ROGERS