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.
FRED ROGERSAll I know to do is to light the candle that has been given to me.
More Fred Rogers Quotes
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Who we are in the present includes who we were in the past.
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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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Life is for service.
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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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The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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All I know to do is to light the candle that has been given to me.
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The connections we make in the course of a life, maybe that’s what heaven is.
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