Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable.
FRED ROGERSEveryone longs to be loved. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving.
More Fred Rogers Quotes
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A love of learning has a lot to do with learning that we are loved.
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Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.
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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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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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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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All I know to do is to light the candle that has been given to me.
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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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The kingdom of God is for the broken hearted.
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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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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 begins with listening.
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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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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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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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