The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.
FRED ROGERS
FRED ROGERS
More from Fred Rogers
Peace means far more than the opposite of war.
Fred RogersFred Rogers 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.
Fred RogersFred Rogers 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.
Fred RogersFred Rogers 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.
Fred RogersFred Rogers The connections we make in the course of a life, maybe that’s what heaven is.
Fred RogersFred Rogers 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.
Fred RogersFred Rogers Life is for service.
Fred RogersFred Rogers 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 RogersFred Rogers Love begins with listening.
Fred RogersFred Rogers All I know to do is to light the candle that has been given to me.
Fred RogersFred Rogers Try your best to make goodness attractive. That’s one of the toughest assignments you’ll ever be given.
Fred RogersFred Rogers The child is in me still and sometimes not so still.
Fred RogersFred Rogers Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, just one kind word to another person.
Fred RogersFred Rogers When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.
Fred RogersFred Rogers Successful people just love what they’re doing, and they love it in front of others.
Fred RogersFred Rogers The kingdom of God is for the broken hearted.
Fred RogersFred Rogers
Original quotes
From our community writers
Don’t compare her to sunshine and roses when she’s clearly orchids and moonlight.
Melody LeeMelody Lee Oh moonlight, continue to shine on me. As you light up the sky, maybe some peace will come to me.
ShamaShama Stop counting the reasons why they should be loved and start counting the many reasons why you are the one who is worth loving.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase Sure, there are oceans and seas and magnificent things – but none of them are you.
L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix I wish you the wildest of dreams.
Kate WestKate West The way you look at me, The way you make me feel whole, The way you make me feel safe, thats poetry to me.
Barbara GianquittoBarbara Gianquitto You cannot leave and have me too I cannot exist in two places at once-when you ask if we can still be friends.
Rupi KaurRupi Kaur Live to be happy not to impress.
Hayley EvansHayley Evans
Meet the writers
More on gift
I wasn’t naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that’s the way I’ll be as a coach.
Wayne GretzkyWayne Gretzky Sexy in India is not considered positive. But, with today’s crop of fresh faces in the modelling arena, being sexy is an asset.
Aishwarya RaiAishwarya Rai This life is a gift and we live it with regret.
Gemma TroyGemma Troy Offering gifts and accepting gifts, opening one’s mind and inquiring in confidence, sharing food, and receiving food are the six exchanges that develop loving relationships.
Gaur Gopal DasGaur Gopal Das You know you’re a stoner when your friends make you a Bob Marley cake. You know you smoke way too much f–king weed!
Miley CyrusMiley Cyrus I believe the power to make money is a gift from God to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller We don’t have to do everything, that we can’t do everything, that what I can’t do is someone else’s gift and responsibility. My limitations make space for the gifts of other people
Jay ShettyJay Shetty It’s good to be out of your comfort zone. Just don’t step out of your gift zone.
John C. MaxwellJohn C. Maxwell
Keep exploring
More American Authors