Solitude is different from loneliness, and it doesn’t have to be a lonely kind of thing.
FRED ROGERSKnowing 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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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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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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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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Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort.
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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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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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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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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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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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Successful people just love what they’re doing, and they love it in front of others.
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The kingdom of God is for the broken hearted.
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The child is in me still and sometimes not so still.
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Relationships are like dances in which people try to find whatever happens to be the mutual rhythm in their lives.
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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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