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.
FRED ROGERSKnowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.
More Fred Rogers Quotes
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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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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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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 connections we make in the course of a life, maybe that’s what heaven is.
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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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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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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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The kingdom of God is for the broken hearted.
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You make each day a special day. You know how, by just your being you.
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The child is in me still and sometimes not so still.
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The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.
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Love begins with listening.
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Love 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.
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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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Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, just one kind word to another person.
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