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.
FRED ROGERSThe world needs a sense of worth, and it will achieve it only by its people feeling that they are worthwhile.
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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The best teacher in the world is somebody who loves what he or he does & loves in front of you.
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All I know to do is to light the candle that has been given to me.
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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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Feeling good about ourselves is essential in our being able to love others.
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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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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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The world needs a sense of worth, and it will achieve it only by its people feeling that they are worthwhile.
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Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable.
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The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.
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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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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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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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The connections we make in the course of a life, maybe that’s what heaven is.
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