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.
FRED ROGERSImagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, just one kind word to another person.
More Fred Rogers Quotes
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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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Try your best to make goodness attractive. That’s one of the toughest assignments you’ll ever be given.
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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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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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When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.
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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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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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Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.
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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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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 best teacher in the world is somebody who loves what he or he does & loves in front of you.
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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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Successful people just love what they’re doing, and they love it in front of others.
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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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You rarely have time for everything you want in this life, so you need to make choices. And hopefully your choices can come from a deep sense of who you are.
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