One of my wise teachers, Dr. Orr, told me, ‘There is only one thing evil cannot stand, and that is forgiveness.
FRED ROGERSIf 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.
More Fred Rogers Quotes
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Peace means far more than the opposite of war.
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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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Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, just one kind word to another person.
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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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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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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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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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Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.
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You make each day a special day. You know how, by just your being you.
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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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Feeling good about ourselves is essential in our being able to love others.
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All I know to do is to light the candle that has been given to me.
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It’s a mistake to think that we have to be lovely to be loved by human beings or by God.
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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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