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 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.
More Fred Rogers Quotes
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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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Relationships are like dances in which people try to find whatever happens to be the mutual rhythm in their lives.
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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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You make each day a special day. You know how, by just your being you.
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Knowing 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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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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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 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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All I know to do is to light the candle that has been given to me.
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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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Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.
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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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Try your best to make goodness attractive. That’s one of the toughest assignments you’ll ever be given.
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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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