One of my wise teachers, Dr. Orr, told me, ‘There is only one thing evil cannot stand, and that is forgiveness.
FRED ROGERSAnything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable.
More Fred Rogers Quotes
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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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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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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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When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.
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Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.
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A love of learning has a lot to do with learning that we are loved.
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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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The child is in me still and sometimes not so still.
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Real strength has to do with helping others.
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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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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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Love begins with listening.
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The only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness.
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Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.
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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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