Love begins with listening.
FRED ROGERSAnything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable.
More Fred Rogers Quotes
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Peace means far more than the opposite of war.
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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 connections we make in the course of a life, maybe that’s what heaven is.
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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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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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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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A love of learning has a lot to do with learning that we are loved.
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The only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness.
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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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The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.
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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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Who we are in the present includes who we were in the past.
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Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort.
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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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Honesty is often very hard. The truth is often painful. But the freedom it can bring is worth the trying.
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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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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 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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If 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.
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Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.
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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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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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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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Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, just one kind word to another person.
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The people we trust with important talk can help us know that we are not alone.
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