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.
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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Peace means far more than the opposite of war.
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The only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness.
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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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You make each day a special day. You know how, by just your being 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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Little by little we human beings are confronted with situations that give us more and more clues that we are not perfect.
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The connections we make in the course of a life, maybe that’s what heaven is.
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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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Relationships are like dances in which people try to find whatever happens to be the mutual rhythm in their lives.
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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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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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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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Real strength has to do with helping others.
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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 are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.
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Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.
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The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.
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The child is in me still and sometimes not so still.
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Like all of life’s important coping skills, the ability to forgive and the capacity to let go of resentments most likely take root very early in our lives.
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Successful people just love what they’re doing, and they love it in front of others.
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When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.
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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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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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Try your best to make goodness attractive. That’s one of the toughest assignments you’ll ever be given.
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Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort.
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